I flew into Chicago yesterday. Got off the plane, got the rental car. I had several hours before I had to pick my daughter up and figured I’d go to the hotel and have a swim. 2 miles out of the airport and the weather hit. I ended up sitting in a parking lot for about 20 minutes because it was soooooooooo bad. Last night more bad weather. The hotel lost power. We had to pack it up and go find another hotel. We’re in for more today. Roads closed, schools closed. The whole Chicagoland area is a mess.
My my my…………
From the Chicago Tribune:

Powerful, fast-moving summer storms left behind swollen rivers, flooded intersections and commuter headaches Thursday afternoon after sending a wall of wind and rain through northern Illinois that tore roofs from buildings, uprooted trees and snapped off electricity to hundreds of thousands across the area.

The damage was widespread, extensive and spookily uniform. Communities across the region faced a massive cleanup job on Friday and flooding threatened to disrupt the morning commute.

So much rain fell that the region’s Deep Tunnel System was overwhelmed, forcing officials to open locks that released storm water and untreated sewage into Lake Michigan. The sudden flooding closed interstate highways around the region.