Torrential rains Tuesday trigger flooding across Chicago area

Storms on Tuesday brought heavy downpours, causing isolated flooding across the Chicago area.

Tuesday’s storms began about noon — with the heaviest of the rain sweeping through mid-afternoon — and were expected to last through the night, the National Weather Service said.

The weather service issued a flood watch until midnight Wednesday for Cook, DuPage and Will counties, and parts of northwest Indiana.

Soon after the rain began, several North Side neighborhoods reported flooding on the streets and sidewalks, weather officials said. Flights were delayed at O’Hare and Midway airports, and ComEd reported scattered power outages.

In Uptown, several underpasses were flooded along DuSable Lake Shore Drive, including near the Montrose and Foster avenue exits.

Several inches of standing wate