Portions of west-central Chicago experienced localized flash flooding on July 8. Find out how to stay safe in flooded areas.

The flood watch is in effect until 7 a.m. Friday for Cook County, the collar counties and the majority of northern Illinois, according to the National Weather Service.

Severe storms continue in Chicago on Friday, and there is a risk of flash floods. Following a few heavy downpours Friday morning, hot, humid weather will continue much of the day.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning at 9:46 p.m. Tuesday night for Chicago and Cicero and the situation quickly escalated.

The quick-falling rain led some parts of Chicago and Cook County to get upwards of five inches of rain in less than three hours.

A Chicago flash flood warning went out Tuesday night as the city experienced some of its heaviest rain since 2023. More than 4 inches fell in less than 90 minutes on the West Side.

In the early hours of July 4, the only sound many of the vacationers along the banks of the Guadalupe River would have heard was pounding rain and thunder. They didn’t get any official warning of the rapidly rising waters that ultimately proved deadly to dozens of people swept away in Central Texas flash floods.

As the search in Texas continued for more than 160 people believed to be missing, the full extent of the catastrophe had yet to be revealed.