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Morning storms blamed for nearly 1,000 delays at Chicago airports

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Early morning thunderstorms caused ground stops at O'Hare and Midway airports and one to three inches of rain fell throughout the Chicago area in "the most rain we've seen in a month," according to forecasters. Roughly three inches of rain fell in Aurora and two inches of rain was reported in Romeoville, according to the National Weather Service. About seven-tenths-of-an-inch fell at O'Hare and Midway saw 1.6 inches of rain. Ground stops were initially reported at both airports early Thursday morning but flights are moving with an average delay of over two hours, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. As of 9:25 a.m., 159 flights were canceled at O'Hare with over 800 more facing delays, according to FlightAware . At Midway, over 25 flights were canceled while over 135 more were delayed. A flood advisory was in effect for the Chicago metro area until 10:30 a.m., though meteorologist Brett Borchardt says the heaviest rain of the day is behind us. "We are still going to have so

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