Flooding in one Naperville neighborhood suggests it's likely throughout the city

Above / Mallard ducks have a knack at finding the large open field near the playground in Buttonwood Park when it retains water after a heavy rain event. Remind youngsters not to play in flooded areas and always to respect the power of water.

Update #2, May 28, 2019 / Due to Monday afternoon’s significant storm in the south end of Naperville, the City of Naperville has announced a free bagged leaf pick-up will take place this Sat., June 1 for Naperville residents who live south of 95^th Street.

PN heard from folks down near 103rd Street and Book Road, too.

“There must have been a micro burst yesterday,” a resident emailed. “Leaves are all over the streets on 103rd and adjacent subdivisions and trees are one-half defoliated. You would think it’s late September down there.”

To take part in this special one-day collection, do the following:

Bag leaves in yard waste bags. NO sticker will be required for this special free collection.
Place your yard waste bags at the curb by 6AM on Saturday, June 1. Groot, the City’s garbage/recycling provider, will collect these bags on that day. Please do NOT rake leaves into the street.

Update, May 28, 2019 / From the east side, the footbridge over the swollen pond is impassable in May Watts Park where the .89-mile limestone and concrete trail winds throughout the natural habitat, a setting that has attracted a wide variety of boisterous birds.

The retention pond in May Watts Park is up considerably over its banks, doing its work to direct storm water. This tree along the trail usually is not under water. This egret, great blue herons, double-crested cormorants, Canada geese and mallard ducks are common waterfowl that touch down to feed along the shore this time of year.

Original Post, May 27, 2019 / Just south of the Naperville Police Station in West Wind, Countryside and Buttonwood subdivisions unusual flooding was evident after intermittent thunderstorm events this afternoon.

Neighbors kept telling us about high water.

The loud sound of rushing water continues to echo from storm drains throughout the neighborhood, many of which topped out during several heavy downpours.

During today’s heavy downpour, storm drains were already so full water the rain had no place to go except to flood the street.

Remember, if a storm drain is along your curb or on your property, keep it clear of debris.

One neighbor headed along the sidewalk on Sequoia conjured up images of Shel Silverstein’s “Where the Sidewalk Ends” when she came to an impasse at Buttonwood Circle.

Buttonwood Circle at Sequoia put a stop to foot traffic. It’s also a good idea never to enter a flooded street in a vehicle.

Yesterday during our trek around the trail at May Watts Park, we encountered numerous young fishermen, angling successfully for bluegills. Today after the second thunderstorm and flash flooding, kids said bluegills were caught in the high water that had swollen over the shoreline, swimming in the wrong direction.