The downspout got whacked by the storm - water gushed onto the green carpet.  

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - We know that the winds were very, very strong yesterday.  This is what I read in this morning's paper:

The storms produced wind gusts of up to 70 mph in some areas such as Naperville and Elburn.  As of 7 p.m. Tuesday, about 69,500 customers in the suburbs and Chicago remained without power, and some of those might not be back up and running until Thursday night, according to a ComEd spokeswoman.

~Daily Herald, story by Hannah Meisel