Photos: Flooding in Elmhurst, June 15 Storm

Posted June 15, 2015.

Is your street flooded? Does your yard look like a dirty water park? Would it be easier to paddle a canoe than drive to the store?

We want to see. Send your name and your photos from today’s storm to morgan.searles@patch.com to be featured in this photo gallery.

Do you have a crazy storm story? Send us that, too!

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Main photo 1: Golden Meadows Park, submitted by Heather’s Hounds Grooming.

Photo 2: Richard and East Court. Submitted by Heather’s Hounds Grooming.

Photos 3-5: the 600 block of North Kenilworth submitted by Jessica Selvik.

Photos 6-9: taken on Van Auken, the first 400 block after bridge on the north side. Then on the block over. Only way through for me was on Fullerton. Finally parked my car on North End because I got stuck again. Walked through 3 feet of standing water. Then walked home. Changed into water clothes, went back and found another way home (Fullerton) -- submitted by Amber Alvarado.

Photo 10: A lake in the yard at in the 700 block of Bryan Street. Submitted by Cheryl Herrera.

Photo 11: Fairfield and Jackson, submitted by Sherrie Neidhardt

Photo 12: Submitted by Michelle DeMaine Dwyer.

Photos 13-15: The underpass about 6 p.m. and South Street and Arlington, submitted by Pat Abinion.

Photo 16: Route 83 northbound closed, submitted by Wes Genthe.

Photo 17-20: Michelle Serr’s walk home from the train.

Photo 21: Submitted by Drew McCormick.

Photo 22: Poplar and South, notice the whirlpool / vortex of foot deep water. Submitted by Clark Maxwell.

Photo 23: My husband, Marcelo Soliz, has been stuck in this same spot for 4 hours. Submitted by Erin Soliz.

Photo 24: Lake Saylor is back. Submitted by Ellen Cruse.

Photos 25-27: Walnut just south of 2nd, submitted by John Cushing.

Photo 28: Elmhurst funnel cloud, looking north northwest from Bryan Middle School. Taken by Heather Escobedo/Team ZE Chasing.

Photo 29:College View area (Alexander Blvd). We have dealt with over 13 years of backyard flooding, each year it gets worse. This was just the very start of the flooding at 5 p.m. We now hook up three pumps in the yard to stop it from coming into the basement windows. Submitted by Patty Ilg

Photo 30: Looking at new construction next door, the underground storm water storage area is right where all the standing water is. By 7pm it was well over 1 foot deep. -Patty Ilg

Photo 31: Looking at the city owned easement with drainage installed in the corner. This did not drain at all until after 8pm tonight. We had 3 pumps going to keep the water from getting deeper. -Patty Ilg

Photos 32, 33: 700 block of N Kenilworth, submitted by Michael Barrow.

Photo 34: North Avenue and 290/294, submitted by George Limonez.

Photo 35: May Street near Crescent Park, submitted by Jeanette Olson

Photos 36-38: 433 West Dorchester Place, Elmhurst, submitted by Patricia Gavino.

Photos 39-40: Glen Ellyn. Water shooting out of our basement sewer drain and our backyard flooded. Submitted by Rob Konzelman.

Photo 41: North Highland Avenue between Freemont and Grantley Street. Submitted by The Concerned Neighbors of the second block north of North Ave on Highland Ave.

Photo 42: My backyard at the 400 north block of Elm Avenue. This was at 6 p.m. Submitted by Jeff James.

Photo 43: Welcome to Northlake! At least the ducks found a positive side to this. Submitted by Maggie.

Photos 44-46: These are from the intersection of North End and Indiana in Elmhurst. As you can see the water was a good two feet deep in spots and almost up to the houses! We need new storm sewers! We get this every single year! Submitted by Pam Entwistle.

Photo 47: Kiefer Kroll of Richard Avenue flagging diverted north avenue traffic away from flooded street. Photo submitted by Elodia Kroll.

Photo 48: Entrance to 294 facing east. Submitted by Stephanie.

Photos 49, 50: 900 block of Fairfield. Submitted by Rosie Schwartz, homeowner, picture taker.

Photo 51, 52: Geneva Avenue. Submitted by Nicole Kosanovich.

Photos 53-56: This is our Huntington Lane river/lake/absolute mess! Cross street is Huntington Lane and Park Avenue. Submitted by Mandy and Joe Clear.

Photos 57-59: This is our backyard on West Eggleston Avenue. The water runs off of the parking lot behind doc Ryan’s and into our yards. The sewers also were bubbling over into our yards. Has happened for the past couple years with no change. Submitted by Thomas Lindstrom.

Photos 60, 61: 200 block of May Street, flooded back yard in 200 block of May Street. Submitted by William Reichert.

Photos 62-64: This is in front of my house on Madison between Fairfield and Hawthorne, this happens during every heavy rain and this isn’t the worse it’s been, in fact the water normally comes up over the side walks. I don’t know what amazes me more, why the City won’t fix this problem or why people go out of their way to speed thru this when they can just go around the block and follow drier streets. Submitted by Bob Peruzzo.

Video by Marizza from Stone Park.

City better do something about this block. We were close to getting water in our front door once again cause of the sewers. Neighbors have to open the caps and kids easily could drown. -Patch reader

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