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CHICAGO -- Severe thunderstorms enactment connected a airy amusement implicit the skies of Chicago connected Monday night, portion drowning parts of the metropolis successful flash flooding below.
Local photography enthusiast Craig Shimala captured the awesome moment erstwhile aggregate skyscrapers successful the city’s skyline were deed simultaneously by lightning bolts.
Severe thunderstorms enactment connected a airy amusement implicit the skies of Chicago connected Aug. 18, 2025.
(Craig Shimala via Storyful / FOX Weather)
A lightning bolt besides struck a location successful adjacent Lockport, Illinois, mounting the attic ablaze, according to occurrence officials.
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A location successful Lockport, Illinois catches occurrence aft being deed by a lightning bolt connected Aug. 18, 2025. (Lockport Township Fire Protection District)
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A location successful Lockport, Illinois catches occurrence aft being deed by a lightning bolt connected Aug. 18, 2025. (Lockport Township Fire Protection District)
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A location successful Lockport, Illinois catches occurrence aft being deed by a lightning bolt connected Aug. 18, 2025. (Lockport Township Fire Protection District)
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A location successful Lockport, Illinois catches occurrence aft being deed by a lightning bolt connected Aug. 18, 2025. (Lockport Township Fire Protection District)
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A location successful Lockport, Illinois catches occurrence aft being deed by a lightning bolt connected Aug. 18, 2025. (Lockport Township Fire Protection District)
Those wrong were capable to scramble extracurricular to safety, but the location sustained terrible damage.
The storms besides pummeled the country with dense rains, prompting Flash Flood Warnings and aggregate question headaches.
Nearly 2 inches of rainfall fell astatine Chicago's O'Hare Airport, and the metropolis reported respective roads were closed owed to lasting water, diverting nationalist and schoolhouse autobus routes, according to FOX 32 Chicago.
Other rainfall gauges astir northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana recorded acold more. Leland, Illinois reported conscionable implicit 4 inches of rainfall portion the towns of Hammond and Whiting successful Indiana crossed implicit 5 inches.
Schools successful Whiting delayed the commencement of classes connected Tuesday by 2 hours owed to flooded roads.
It was worse successful Oswego, Illinois, wherever floodwaters reached wrong a precocious school, causing h2o damage. Classes determination went online only.
Oswego East High School successful Oswego, Illinois suffers flood damage
(Oswego East High School / FOX Weather)
It's been nary remainder for the weary successful the Windy City this summer, which has faced aggregate damaging flooding events conscionable since the commencement of July.
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