1992 Chicago Flood — WBBM-TV Coverage

A compilation of WBBM-TV's coverage of the April 1992 Chicago Flood.

Clips from broadcasts include WBBM anchors and reporters Bill Kurtis, Lester Holt, Elizabeth Vargas, Jay Levine, Linda MacLennan, Dawn Stensland, Jon Duncanson, Mike Parker, Larry Mendte, and Mike Flannery among others unidentified. Feel free to name them in the comments if missed.

Source: Private videotape.

From Wikipedia: "The Chicago flood occurred on April 13, 1992, when repair work on a bridge spanning the Chicago River damaged the wall of an abandoned and disused utility tunnel beneath the river. The resulting breach flooded basements, facilities, and the underground Chicago Pedway throughout the Chicago Loop with an estimated 250 million US gallons (1,000,000 m3) of water."

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