May 29, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Residents in some parts of the Chicago area are cleaning up from a stormy night.
Heavy rains and strong winds caused some flooding and knocked down trees and power lines. City crews have been cleaning up storm damage all morning. High waters went down around 8 a.m. Wednesday at a flooded major viaduct that had been closed.
"We had maybe three feet of water about an hour ago. We had four catch basins that were full with about three inches of mud on top of them. We got them down a little over an hour ago. It is like a tsunami hit here," said Steve Rodriguez.
Some communities had 60 mile per hour wind gusts, causing power outages. The latest numbers from ComEd say that in the region, about 2,500 homes are still without power. nding what she calls
The high temperature for Wednesday is expected to reach the mid to high 80s, while rain will linger over the area for most of the morning hours, according to the forecast from the National Weather Service.
Temperatures are expected to fall to about 70 degrees overnight.
Thursday's outlook is similar, though the rain isn't expected to return to the area until the early evening, according to the weather service.
Friday's temperatures should be cooler, albeit slightly, with a high temperature near 75 degrees.
Rain will creep back into the area Friday night and is expected to remain until midday Saturday.
Several Chicago-area counties were under a flash flood warning. The storms brought 60 mph wind gusts and hailstones, along with the "torrential" 1 to 2-inch downpours within an hour or less, National Weather Service said.
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