Heavy rain and storms are prompting a flood watch in the Chicago area on Saturday.

About 5:30 a.m., Live Doppler 5 showed light rain falling in the city, surrounded by heavier showers to the south and west. About 7 a.m., the rain was expected to spread across the entire Chicago area ...

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Chicago-area residents were urged to delay taking showers and skip running the washing machine or dishwasher Wednesday to help prevent flooding and stormwater backup amid heavy rain showers expected ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An elevated threat of flash flooding is expected across the Midwest, with heavy rainfall affecting areas already soaked this week ...

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Chicago will see rainy, breezy weather through Thursday before sunny, cooler conditions arrive for the weekend.

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Weather officials issued a flood watch until 1 p.m. Saturday as showers and thunderstorms continue to roll through the Chicagoland area.

Chicago’s sewers can handle just 2 inches over 24 hours before flooding becomes likely. That puts every neighborhood in Chicago at risk of flooding — a threat that rises with every big storm.