Flooded roads, swollen rivers, lightning strikes as storms sock region

High water closes a section of 25th Avenue between Burr Street and Colfax Avenue in Gary's Black Oak section.

Heavy rains, thunderstorms could bring flooding to region

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected through week's end, prompting a flood watch for the region.

Snapshots of everyday life

A car is stopped along Smoke Road in Valparaiso while a large tree sits over the road and power lines just south of Division Road after a strong midsummer storm moved through the area.

Snapshots of everyday life

A strong storm moves over Valparaiso last summer.

Meteorologist: Worst of winter storm could largely spare NWI

A winter storm was expected to continue to bring snow into the Chicago area until Wednesday morning.

Kid Picks with Philip Potempa for Feb. 7, 2013

From books and games to educational toys and DVDs, there's never a dull moment for active and eager young minds.

"Rain!" by Linda Ashman

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $16.99, Ages 4 to 8 "RAIN!" by Linda Ashman

Record temps to give way to cold, snow Wednesday

The Chicago area broke a 99-year record Tuesday morning, with the mercury hitting 63 degrees.

Hurricane Isaac’s remnants poised to hit Calumet Region this weekend

Wind and rain from Hurricane Isaac likely will hit the Calumet Region by this weekend, according to the latest weather forecast models.

Outages across region as storms roll through

A car is stopped Friday along Smoke Road in Valparaiso while a large tree sits over the road and power lines just south of Division Road after a strong storm moved through the area.

Outages across region as storms roll through

Comcast worker Chris Adkins verifies that power lines are unenergized Friday along Smoke Road south of Division Road in Valparaiso after a large tree fell over them during the storm.

Trees knocked down in Valparaiso

Comcast worker Chris Adkins looks at a large tree that fell over Smoke Road and power lines just south of Division Road in Valparaiso after a strong storm moved through the area Friday.