Event narrative (NOAA)
Very heavy rain fell across much of north central Cook County producing widespread flooding and flash flooding during the early morning hours of July 24th. Hundreds of streets and thousands of basements were flooded. Numerous homes were surrounded by flood waters with water damage on the first floor. Several hundred vehicles were submerged or floating in flood waters, many were a total loss. Areas that suffered some of the most widespread flooding and extensive damage included Westchester, Western Springs, La Grange, Oak Park, Bellwood, Riverside, Berwyn, Brookfield, Hillside and Forest Park. In Westchester, 40 residents were evacuted by boat when their homes were completed surrounded by flood waters. In Hillside, 56 residents of a convalescent home were evacuated onto a bus because
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.