Chicagoland weather radar shows a wide area of thunderstorms from Madison, Wisconsin to Champaign, Illinois.
Thunderstorms hit the area of western Arlington Heights about 1:50 p.m. and caused flash flooding
There were at least two reports of people trapped in their vehicles — one on Kensington Road near Home Depot in Mount Prospect, and one at 400 West Northwest Highway in Arlington Heights. Firefighters in Arlington Heights. The Arlington Heights incident was a minor incident and the Mount Prospect incident was not found.
Storms with Frequent Lightning, Heavy Rain Cause House Fire, Power Outages, And Flash Flooding
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— Cardinal News (@EarlyReport) August 23, 2014
There are numerous reports of streets flooded, including Belmont Avenue north of Thomas Street, Valley Lane (cross street unknown), and Kensington Road by Home Depot.
An attic roof area was reported at 961 Wood Street in Palatine — possibly caused by a lightning strike. Firefighters quickly extinsuished the fire.
An elevator shaft was also flooded at Caputo & Son’s at 25 East Palatine Road.
In the 300 block of East Freemont a telephone pole was snapped with lines affected. Thre were also tree branches down on power lines on Kennicott Avenue.
A manhole cover was reported missing from flood waters at Northwest Highway and Wilson.
Com Ed outages near Arlington Heights …
220 customers affected near Bemont and Freemont
37 customers affected near Carlyle Pl south of Euclid Avenue.
85 customers affected near Wilke Road and Thomas Street.
53 customers affected near Kimball Park and Campbell Park in Rolling Meadows.
712 customers affected near New Wilke Road and Kirchoff Road.
About 75 customers affected near
Hintz Road and Kennicott Avenue.
About 40 customers affected near Schaumburg Golf Club.
Radar just before storm hit … Thunderstorms with Frequent Lightning … http://t.co/VfyNwMeLbX pic.twitter.com/5b8Rwl41FZ
— Cardinal Weather (@CardinalWeather) August 23, 2014
Weather This Afternoon
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 73. East wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 10 mph.
Tonight A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
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