After a picture-perfect fall day on Saturday, the weekend closed with a rain-filled, gloomy Sunday that led to weather alerts and forced outdoor events to be altered.

A flood watch went into effect Sunday afternoon for Cook, DuPage and Will counties through late Sunday night due to waves of rain and thunderstorms forecast for the area. The National Weather Service said rainfall amounts between two and four inches were expected, with isolated higher amounts possible.

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