Chicago Hit by Flash Flooding: Streets, Highways, and Homes Underwater

Powerful rains flooded the streets of Chicago, causing road closures and trapping vehicles, while NASCAR officials were forced to cancel a race due to the heavy rain. Over 110 million Americans are under hazardous weather alerts as severe thunderstorms and dangerous heat levels persist across the country, with threats of thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds, and a small number of tornadoes. Parts of the Southeast and West are also under heat alerts, with high fire conditions expected.