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PHOTO: Water Erupts from Manhole Cover at OPRF
Heavy rain has led to flooding throughout the area. Check out this wild photo submitted by a reader, and share your flood photos here.
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It might not top this sewer bursting outside of Oak Park-River Forest High School this morning, but any photo helps—show us what your neighborhood looks like from the weather.
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Your Reaction
Hundreds of people shared this photo on Facebook, and it made its way to several TV broadcasts, including ABC and NBC. Here's what some people said in response to the picture:
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Shock and awe
John Komala What the...?
Leighton Shell Thar she blows!
Geyser jokes
Jill Zeugner WOW!! Right in front of OPRF High School, Old faithful erupted!
Joe Abboreno Yosemite should stay where it is.
Stephen Miller Teddy Roosevelt would put a wooden sign nearby and start charging camping fees.
Grand observations
David Fingerman Welp, I guess there's been some rain.
Dave Jones Apparently, they're getting a bit of rain this morning back in Chicago.
Wait, the school is still open?
Robert Barlow And my highschool is still open!
Victoria Poulsen Picture taken of the street in front of OPRF. And no, apparently they kept the school open. Well some of us cross country skied to that school so I guess the kids can use canoes for this storm.
Al Aniñon This is cool and all but what would have been more amazing is if OPRF ever had an unscheduled closing. Only happened once in my 4 years there, when the library flooded from a burst pipe.
It's not the rain, it's just OPRF jokes.
Robin Hargadon I always knew those OPRF 4th floor bathrooms had bad plumbing...
Stephen Preischel The new fountain they installed is really nice.
The silver lining
Jill Johnson This is certainly helping me put our back yard flooding in perspective. Holy Cow
The explainer
Tim OHara Water rushes in to the system faster than trapped air can escape. You get a geyser when the air finally has enough pressure to make its own exit.
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