The following events were reported: Flash Flood, Flood. These occurred near station USW00014819, approximately 19.8723 km away, between 2008-09-13 00:40:00 and 2008-09-14 07:00:00. The flood was caused by Heavy Rain. The events resulted in 0 injuries and 2 fatalities. The events caused property damage valued at 36000000.0 and crop damage of 0.0. Episode Narrative: A warm front moved across northern Illinois during the morning hours of September 13th as the remnants of tropical storm Lowell moved across the region. These two features combined to produce heavy rain and flash flooding across many areas of northern Illinois. A warm front moved across northern Illinois during the morning hours of September 13th as the remnants of tropical storm Lowell moved across the region. Event Narrative: Flooding was reported at the following locations, First Avenue west of Berwyn; Palatine Road in Wheeling; North Avenue at Interstate 290 in Elmhurst; Interstate 90 near O'Hare Airport; Touhy Avenue near Mt. Prospect was impassible; Interstate 94 at Pratt, and along Weller Creek at Elmhurst Road. Wilke Road between Kirchoff and Central was flooded in Arlington Heights. Several feet of water was reported covering some taxiways and gate areas at O'Hare Airport. Standing water was reported in streets and in fields in Evanston. Park Boulevard was under water with a stalled car near Streamwood, and Popular Creek flooded fields. In Northbrook, an overflowing stream flooded Green Park. There were close to 200 reports of basement flooding in Chicago, along with a few flooded viaducts. Over 5,000 residences in unincorporated Maine Township were affected by flooding and 86 basements were completely filled to the first floor with flood water. Numerous vehicles were stuck or abandoned in flood waters including two police cars and an ambulance. Flooding was also reported in Schaumburg, Palatine and Arlington Heights. A 28 year old man attempted to swim across a flooded retention basin near the Sunset Meadows Park in Arlington Heights. He was seen struggling in the water and rescue crews pulled his body out of the pond a few hours later. A 13 year old boy was swept into Salt Creek in Elk Grove Village while crossing a foot bridge. He was quickly rescued by onlookers. A business in Rolling Meadows suffered significant flooding from two nearby retention ponds. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District reversed the flow of the Chicago River, sending mainly rainwater runoff into Lake Michigan at rate of 25 billion gallons per hour. Rainfall totals included, 7.07 inches near Evanston, 6.60 inches near Elk Grove Village, 6.10 inches in Morton Grove and 5.89 inches in Streamwood. After heavy rain and flash flooding across much of northern and central Cook County from the early morning through the afternoon of September 13th, flooding continued across many locations through the evening hours and into the early morning hours of September 14th, when another wave of heavy rain moved across the area. After heavy rain and flash flooding across much of southern Cook County from the early morning through the afternoon of September 13th, flooding continued across many locations through the evening hours and into the early morning hours of September 14th, when another wave of heavy rain moved across the area. A elderly man fell head first into a flooded window well and drowned in Oak Lawn. He was trying to clear a plugged drain in the window well. Governors Highway in Matteson was closed early Saturday morning due to flooding. In Tinley Park, the intersection of 88th and 175th was flooded. A retention pond overflowed and sandbags were used to prevent flooding to nearby homes. Other roads in Tinley Park were reported to have 3 to 6 inches of water. Major flooding was reported in the Heather Hill Neighborhood in Flossmoor. Rainfall of 4.50 inches was reported in Tinley Park. The intersection of Sibley and Halsted in Harvey was flooded. After heavy rain and flash flooding across much of Dupage County from the early morning through the afternoon of September 13th, flooding continued across many locations through the evening hours and into the early morning hours of September 14th, when another wave of heavy rain moved across the area.