Rain fell hard on the south suburbs Saturday, hitting the area with flash floods. Parts of Tinley Park, Burbank, Oak Lawn, Palos Hills, Midlothian, Oak Forest and other communities saw flooded streets and basements.
Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki told reporters he thinks a microburst might have hit part of this town.
"I live in (the) Brookside Glen (subdivision) and according to the rain gauge in my back yard, we got just under 4 inches of rain from 5:30 to 10 (Saturday morning). I’m not sure, but I think there may have been a microburst in the old part of town. From what I understand, they got just under 5 inches. When you get that much rain, there’s not a hell of a lot you can do," Zabrocki told Sun-Times Media.
In Burbank, motorist and child needed to be rescued after trying to drive down a severely flooded street. WGN News reports on the flooding.
Oak Lawn Trustee Alex Olejniczak told Sun-Times Media what he saw around town.
"I drove out to the retention area on 87th Street in Burbank, and that was loaded. I drove down to Stoney Creek by Richards High School. It wasn’t the worst I’ve ever seen, but the creek was holding a lot of water," Olejniczak said.
» Watch a truck go "tubing" on a Tinley Park street
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