The Chicago area has been inundated with heavy rain on multiple occasions in recent days, but is relief finally on the way?

The Chicago area is under a flood watch following a weekend of severe thunderstorms and flash flooding throughout the city and suburbs, bringing downed trees and other damage. The watch, which the National Weather Service issued just before 2:30 p.

Multiple rounds of storms pounded the Chicago area Monday afternoon, evening, and late night — prompting tornado and flash flood warnings, and causing flight and commuter train delays, power outages,

A Flash Flood Warning was issued for central Cook, southeast DuPage, and northern Will counties in Illinois until 8 p.m. The National Weather Service said Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that the thunderstorms moving through the area were dropping rain at rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour.