CHICAGO (WLS) — Another round of strong storms moved through the Chicago area Wednesday afternoon.

ABC7 AccuWeather meteorologists said the afternoon forecast called for potential severe weather, but it was isolated.

A Tornado Watch is in effect Jasper County, Indiana until 10 p.m.

A Tornado Warnings and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were in effect for parts of northwest Indiana and counties south of Chicago, but they have since expired.

The storm system also brought serious flooding to the south suburbs.

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The Storm Prediction Center had initially called for a Level 3 risk for most of the Chicago area. Around noon, the risk was lowered to a Level 2 for much of the area, with a Level 1 risk for northern and western suburbs and a Level 3 risk for parts of northwest Indiana.

The second, stronger line of storms is expected to pass through from 3 to 6 p.m. Areas along and south of Interstate 80 are at the highest risk for severe weather.

Damaging winds and large hail are the main threats from the storms.

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Multiple rounds of heavy downpours and high winds throughout the morning and the rest of the day Wednesday caused damage, flooding and traffic delays across the area.

Indiana State Police said northbound Interstate 65 is closed at mile marker 239, 1 mile south of the Lowell exit, after five semis rolled over, likely because of strong wind, as a brief storm passed through.

None of the truck drivers were injured and they were carrying light loads at the time of the crashes, authorities said. Traffic was diverted at State Route 10. Motorists experienced lengthy delays.

Flooding from the morning rainfall also caused traffic disruptions on I-80 at Cherry Hill Rd in Will County and at IL-171/Archer Ave. between 95th and 107th in Cook County.

Flooding also affected a CTA bus route on Chicago’s South Side. CTA said #115 Pullman/115th buses were temporarily rerouted in both directions via 95th, King Drive, 100th and Cottage Grove.

Indiana State Police said parts of Interstate 65 was closed near the Lowell exit after five semis rolled over, likely because of strong winds.

Dolton in the south suburbs was still drying out Wednesday night.

Residents in the area are no stranger to floods, but what they said is more unfortunate is that the area is known to flood, but what it’s not know for is getting help for the floods.

The recent rounds of rain transformed major thoroughfares to water ways.

“I was going to go to Indiana to get gas, this is the way I usually go but when I was there I had no idea it was like this when I cross the street,” rescued driver Dee Raines said.

Raines’ car got stuck, stalled and then stopped when trying to drive through 144th and Indiana, where the storms left behind inches of water.

“I just hit the water, like the ground dropped lower, and I was up to my doors in water,” Raines said.

Firefighters came to help Dee get out of her car, carrying the woman on her shoulders through flooded road.

“I was saying, ‘please don’t drop me,’ every step of the way. ‘Please don’t drop me,'” Raines said.

Just blocks away, near at 147th and Wabash, Latrina Cason said flood waters in her home’s basement reached the stairs to her first floor.

“In here it looked like outside in the middle of the street,” Cason said. “It was muddy, nasty. I mean you could pretty much see it.”

Now she’s faced with major home repairs for the second time within five years.

“We purchased this home in in 2019 and the first major flood was in 2021,” Cason said. “And this? I can’t keep doing this.”

The road outside her home is still looking more like river, unsure where road ends and sidewalk begins.

Cason said her insurance won’t cover the repairs. And now, she doesn’t know if Dolton is the place for her anymore.

“I can’t constantly do this,” Cason said. “I am moving soon. I gotta go. I can’t do this.”

Cason told ABC7 as of 9 p.m. Wednesday, there was still no help from the Village.

ABC7 reached out to the Village of Dolton for a response but didn’t hear back. However the new administration set to take over said they are promising to address the long-standing issues that cause this type of flooding.

Rainy weather delayed the start of a White Sox game from 1:10 p.m. to around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, but the gates were opened at Sox Park on time.

A cold front is expected to move in Wednesday evening from around 8-9 p.m. and take away chances for further storms.

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