local forecast concurs. A gradual step up to one day of heat on Wednesday, a chance of storms on a frontal passage, and back to low humidity, clear skies, and around 80 degrees. Can't beat it.
or never again. And they become Needles, California. BTW...I think my August 14,1987 had it beat. Had about 6-7 of these 1 in 100 year events here in the last 30 years me thinks.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/08/15/record-rain-deluges-chicago/38e66bbe-8abf-48e7-9a69-c204a30991f6/
I personally thought the guy that wrote that afternoon afd had a crack hit. But he's the pro. I just watch the radar. Would not be surprised to get hammered again around 4 a.m.
What happend to the concept of a brief afternoon thundershower on a steamy, hot, summer day emanating from a towering cumulo-nimbus with steam rising from the streets in it's wake?