Funnel clouds were reported Friday morning in Illinois and there was a Flood Warning for parts of the Chicago area into the evening.

Top weather news for July 26, 2025. Another day of scattered heavy thunderstorms inside what forecasters called a juicy, "tropical-like" air mass Saturday has renewed the risk of flash flooding from Iowa to Pennsylvania,

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Chicago, urging 600,000 residents to take precautions. More rain is expected overnight, with storms anticipated Saturday afternoon. Residents were seen wading through knee-deep water amid the severe weather disruptions.

The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the Quad Cities and downstate Lincoln.

SkyCam9 is in touring widespread flooding in the Chicago area. LIVE UPDATES: 3:21 p.m. Residents and businesses of the city’s Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Far Southwest Side are experiencing low water pressure and outages due to an electrical issue. Full story and updates here 3:07 p.m. SkyCam9 was over the scene of flooding 47th […]

While some storms will start impacting the region this evening, rainfall is likely to intensify overnight. With humidity remaining at very high levels, any precipitation could quickly turn to torrential rainfall.