The Chicago area woke up to power outages and a soggy morning Tuesday, with heavy downpours, scattered soaking rain and even the chance for severe weather through the evening
Around 5:30 a.m., radar showed rain pounding down all parts of northeast Illinois. According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, steady, heavy rain, gusty winds and even low visibility were all expected to last through the morning commute.
Traffic delays and crashes had already begun to pop up across the area on the slick roads, NBC 5 traffic reporter Kye Martin said, including on westbound I-80/94 near Gary Indiana, I-294 through Oak Lawn and near O’Hare International Airport…