The National Weather Service decided to issue a Flash Flood Warning to some areas in Illinois.
NWS officials announced the advisory on Sunday, July 2.
If you are living in some counties of Illinois, here are the areas issued with a Flash Flood Warning.
Illinois Flash Flood Warning: Here are the Affected Areas
According to CBS News' latest report, Cook County and DuPage are among the counties that received a Flash Flood Warning advisory.
NWS also issued a Flash Flood Warning to Will County, saying that it would be in effect until 11:15 on July 2.
The National Weather Service warned that these affected areas could experience at least 1 to 3 inches of rain.
Because of this, Interstate 55 was closed down in both directions near Pulaski Road.
Meanwhile, outbound and inbound lanes on the Eisenhower Expressway remained closed.
The CTA Blue and Pink line trains were suspended as well due to flooding. Aside from closing down train lines, CTA also rerouted some bus services because of blockage.
If you are relying on bus services, here are the reroutes implemented:
- #12 Roosevelt buses are temporarily rerouted in both directions via Roosevelt, Kostner, Cermak, Laramie, 16th, Cicero, and Roosevelt due to street blockage near Roosevelt/Kolmar.
- #53 Pulaski buses are temporarily rerouted in both directions via Pulaski, Chicago, Kedzie, Madison, and Pulaski due to, street blockage at Pulaski/Ferdinand.
- #54 Cicero buses are temporarily rerouted in both directions via Cicero, Chicago, Central, Madison, and Cicero due to street blockage near Cicero/Cermak.
NASCAR Delayed!
Because of the bad weather in Illinois, the NASCAR Xfinity Series race was canceled.
Concerts for the event were also suspended to ensure the safety of participants.
"Due to standing water on the street course, the resumption of the race is currently in a holding pattern," said NASCAR via its official Twitter announcement.
Because of this, some fans were asking if the Xfinity Series race would still resume. Unfortunately, NASCAR said that there was no option to return to racing before shifting to Cup Series race operations.
Due to unprecedented circumstances, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing officials declared Coles Custer the winner of the Xfinity Series.
Of course, many NASCAR fans were disappointed with this decision. If you want to see more of their comments, you can check NASCAR's official tweet below.
Due to standing water on the street course, the resumption of the race is currently in a holding pattern. https://t.co/DKCwyW2Yyi
— NASCAR Chicago Street Race Weekend (@NASCARChicago) July 2, 2023
