Flooding wreaks havoc over July 4th weekend in Chicago, upstate New York
The weather system created problems in Chicago disrupting traffic, delaying NASCAR weekend and drenching people across Illinois. An RV park in upstate New York was inundated with flood waters when 3 to 5 inches of rain caused a flooding emergency.
Flash flooding forces evacuation of New York campground
Heavy rains caused flash flooding at an Ellenburg, New York campground over the weekend. Blue Haven Family Campground and Resort owner John Momot describes the clean up efforts underway.
A slow-moving weather system moved across the Midwest Sunday, dropping heavy rains and flooding areas in Chicagoland and upstate New York as people tried to enjoy the Fourth of July weekend.
The weather system created havoc in Chicago and the surrounding areas disrupting traffic, delaying NASCAR weekend events and drenching people across Illinois.
Flash flooding creates major problems in Chicago
Chicago is drying out after a slow-moving system brought heavy rains to the city Sunday.
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Chicago said early rainfall reports indicated widespread rain between 3 to 7 inches in central Cook County, with some totals as high as 8 inches.
According to the NWS, the worst flooding happened on Chicago's west and southwest sides and near the west and southwest suburbs.
![A detail view of Goodyear Racing Eagle tires during a weather delay of the NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 220 at the Chicago Street Course on July 02, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.]()
Image 1 of 7A detail view of Goodyear Racing Eagle tires during a weather delay of the NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 220 at the Chicago Street Course on July 02, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) ( )
![NASCAR fans looks on during a weather delay of the NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 220 at the Chicago Street Course on July 02, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.]()
Image 2 of 7NASCAR fans looks on during a weather delay of the NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 220 at the Chicago Street Course on July 02, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) ( )
![Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Yahoo! Toyota, leads the field at the start of the NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 220 at the Chicago Street Course on July 02, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.]()
Image 3 of 7Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Yahoo! Toyota, leads the field at the start of the NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 220 at the Chicago Street Course on July 02, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) ( )
![Photos show severe flooding and damage at the Blue Haven Campground and Resort on July 2, 2023 in Ellenburg Depot, just outside Ellenburg, New York. (Image credit: Peter Visconti/TMX)]()
Image 4 of 7Photos show severe flooding and damage at the Blue Haven Campground and Resort on July 2, 2023 in Ellenburg Depot, just outside Ellenburg, New York. (Image credit: Peter Visconti/TMX) ( )
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Image 5 of 7Photos show severe flooding and damage at the Blue Haven Campground and Resort on July 2, 2023 in Ellenburg Depot, just outside Ellenburg, New York. (Image credit: Peter Visconti/TMX) ( )
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Image 6 of 7Photos show severe flooding and damage at the Blue Haven Campground and Resort on July 2, 2023 in Ellenburg Depot, just outside Ellenburg, New York. (Image credit: Peter Visconti/TMX) ( )
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Image 7 of 7Photos show severe flooding and damage at the Blue Haven Campground and Resort on July 2, 2023 in Ellenburg Depot, just outside Ellenburg, New York. (Image credit: Peter Visconti/TMX) ( )
Chicago-O'Hare International Airport received 3.35 inches on Sunday, surpassing the city's previous daily record of just over 2 inches in 1982. Chicago-Midway International Airport saw 4.68 inches of rain.
Rain delayed races during Chicago's NASCAR Weekend, but fans held out through the pouring rain.
Chicago residents, businesses clean up after flash flooding
Torrential rain flooded the Windy City Sunday. FOX 32 Chicago's Joanie Lum joins FOX Weather to talk about how businesses are cleaning up after the flash flooding.
Flash flooding closed parts of Interstate 290 and Interstate 55 on Sunday, and rising water halted Chicago Transit Authority service, disrupting multiple routes.
Video inside the FOX 32 Chicago newsroom shows water pouring in, sending staff scrambling to move equipment.
New York campground inundated with floodwater
Flooding overwhelms upstate New York town
A video shows severe flooding early Sunday in Ellenburg, New York after the area received 3 to 5 inches of rain. (Video: Dylan Charlebois/TMX)
Heavy rainfall caused an emergency in upstate New York over the weekend near the Canadian border.
Photos taken near Ellenburg, New York, show a flooded neighborhood with fast-moving water covering campers and RVs at Blue Haven Campground and Resort.
During the flooding event, a Flash Flood Warning was in place for northern New York.
Photos show severe flooding and damage at the Blue Haven Campground and Resort on July 2, 2023 in Ellenburg Depot, just outside Ellenburg, New York. (Image credit: Peter Visconti/TMX)
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According to the National Weather Service, Clinton County, New York, saw 3 to 5 inches of rainfall Saturday night, prompting Flood Watches along the Great Chazy River.
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking more showers and thunderstorms through Tuesday that will continue to cause creeks and rivers to swell.