Weather
Waves, Flooding Cause Lake, South Shore Drive Closings: Report
Cook and Lake counties in Illinois are under a lakeshore flood warning until 6 a.m. Sunday.
CHICAGO, IL — Strong winds are causing waves as high as 23 feet at times to pound Chicago's lakeshore, prompting path and lane closures along Lake Shore and South Shore drives. According to reports, officials this afternoon shut down the bike path on the North Side in addition to vehicular traffic lanes along a portion of South Shore Drive.
As of early this afternoon, the northbound bike path remained closed between Ohio Street and Fullerton Avenue, the Chicago Tribune reported. As of 2:45 p.m., South Shore Drive was closed from 67th to 71st streets because of high water.
The lakefront trail at North Avenue is getting roughed up! #ilwx #chicago #lakemichigan #weather pic.twitter.com/YSo6Pyxq82
— Craig Shimala (@cshimala) January 11, 2020
Serious and damaging surf in Rogers Park from #lakemichigan this morning. Storm surge is insane. Flooding in Evanston as well. #weather #Chicago pic.twitter.com/KLE7a0AvDr
— Bo Rodda (@b0rodda) January 11, 2020
Traffic on Lake Shore Drive affected northbound lanes this afternoon, but according to officials, all lanes are now open.
Find out what's happening in Chicagofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
About one to three inches of rain was expected in the area, NBC Chicago reports. Snow is expected to move into the city around 8 p.m. and fall for approximately 5-6 hours.
RELATED:
Find out what's happening in Chicagofor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
