Storms Leave Flooded Streets, Power Outages in Evanston

After heavy rain and thunderstorms doused Evanston overnight, residents woke up Thursday to flooded basements and power outages around the city.

Nearly four inches of rain fell on the city between midnight and 8 a.m. Thursday, according to an e-mail bulletin sent to residents. 

"In some cases, this has resulted in sewage backing-up into basements," the bulletin said. "In other locations, such as on areas along Central Street, the pressure of the water in the sewers has dislodged manhole covers and resulted in water flowing onto the street."

There were no major incidents of flooding in the streets early Thursday morning, but utilities field crews were dispatched to deal with multiple flooded basements, according to city manager Wally Bobkiewicz. As of 9:30 a.m., the utilities department had received 50 calls about flooded basements and 45 calls about flooded streets or alleys.

Residents reported localized flooding in several areas on the west side of the city, including Saint Louis between Main and Dempster and Keeney between Dodge and Gray. (Share where you're seeing flooding here>>).

Power went out to 384 ComEd customers in the area bordered by Oakton, Asbury, Howard and Hartrey, although the outage appeared to be restored by 9 a.m. and Monroe knocked out power to 95 customers. ComEd expected to have that outage restored by 10:30 a.m., according to its website.

Bobkiewicz reminded residents with issues or questions to call the city at 311.

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Editor's Note: Patch is continually updating this story as we gather further information about flooding issues.