An active weather pattern continues to bring rounds of showers and potentially severe thunderstorms to the Chicago area, with heavy rain, warm temperatures and muggy conditions expected to linger into the weekend.

In parts of Chicago, flash flood alerts rang Tuesday, warning of dangerous conditions as cars were stranded and submerged on highways and water rescues were conducted, but how much rain actually fell across the region and how fast did it all happen?

This line of storms was also bringing drenching rain and a risk of flash floods, and was expected to hit the more immediate Chicago area through the midnight hour. Earlier, severe thunderstorm warnings popped up one by one,