CHICAGO (WLS) — Damaging storms brought heavy rain that flooded roadways in Chicagoland overnight, and downpours continued in some areas on Sunday morning.

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Parts of the Chicago area saw 2 to 5 inches of rain on Saturday evening into the overnight hours, said ABC7 Chicago AccuWeather Meteorologist Jaisol Martinez.

Those storms overnight quickly flooded several roadways, trapping drivers and knocking power out for thousands of people.

ComEd said as of 9 a.m., crews are working to restore service to more than 60,000 customers in the Chicago area.

While the waters are now receding, some areas are still affected.

Cars became stranded in floodwaters at viaduct near West 47th Street and South Archer Avenue in Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood on Sunday morning.

Heavy rain is causing flash flooding issues in the Chicago area on Sunday.

ABC7 was on the scene as some drivers tried to get through the floodwaters. At least four cars were stuck there at 5:30 a.m.

And a tow truck pulled one vehicle out of the water at another viaduct, near East 95th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue. At least two cars were stuck there at 6:30 a.m., with people still inside.

ABC7 was on the scene as a tow truck pulled one vehicle out of the water at a viaduct near East 95th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue.

Flooding is also impacting a viaduct near West 75th Street and South Western Avenue in Marquette Park.

Video captured some drive trying to brave floodwaters, with their vehicles apparently stalling out.

Flooding is impacting a viaduct near West 75th Street and South Western Avenue in Marquette Park.

Other cars were seen driving on the sidewalk to get around the water.

Illinois State Police said earlier Sunday that the Stevenson Expressway was shut down in both directions at Pulaski because of the flooding. It has since reopened.

This all comes after storms blew through on Saturday, causing plenty of damage.

Saturday’s storms hit the northwest suburbs the hardest, and the worst of the damage is in Mount Prospect and Des Plaines. That’s where the storms ripped the roof off of an apartment building.

Rain and storms continued south of Interstate 88 on Sunday morning, but damaging wind was no longer a threat.

Storms hit the Chicago area’s most southern counties between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Sunday, but the rest of the day is expected to be dry.

Martinez said no rain is expected during day two of the Chicago Air & Water Show, and it should stay dry for the Chicago Bears game.

However, storm chances will return to the area on Monday.

Areas west, north and southwest of the city are under a Level 1 threat for severe weather on Monday for potentially damaging winds.

Isolated storms are expected on Monday morning, but storms are more likely between 4 p.m. Monday and midnight Tuesday.

A few showers could linger on Tuesday morning before cooler weather arrives on Wednesday.

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