Elmhurst Announces Rain Totals From October 14

ELMHURST, IL — Elmhurst experienced a significant rain event on Saturday, Oct. 14 and the city said precipitation totals indicate parts of Elmhurst received over 7 inches of rain in a 24 hour period, which equates to between a 50 and 100 year rain event. According to the city, all stormwater systems performed properly and as expected. All nine of the recently completed new stormwater basins were online and several took water as designed, with a total capacity of 82 acre-feet.

The city said public works crews worked throughout the day and night to remove debris from clogged inlets and to open city roadways. All major roadways were open with the exception of the temporary closure (1 hour) of Robert Palmer Drive underpass.

Elmhurst experienced some street flooding in various areas, however little to no overland structural flooding was reported, the city said. Wastewater Treatment plant staff monitored the pumping stations and plant continuously throughout the storm. According to the city, the new excess flow tank for southwest Elmhurst was activated and diverted almost 2 million gallons of wastewater.

Rainfall Totals were:

• Central Elmhurst, 7.6”
• North Elmhurst, 5”
• South Elmhurst, 6.8”

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