Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...

Thorn Creek at Thornton affecting Cook County.

For the Thorn Creek...including Thornton...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Thorn Creek from Near Glenwood downstream to confluence with Little Calumet River, including the Thornton gauge.

* WHEN...From late tonight to early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Athletic fields are inundated at Glenwood Academy. At 9.0 feet, Water begins to be diverted through Thorn Creek Diversion Tunnel.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 8.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage around midnight tonight and crest near 9.5 feet tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood