Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana...Illinois...

Little Calumet River at Munster (Hohman Avenue) affecting Lake IN and Cook Counties.

Thorn Creek at Thornton affecting Cook County.

For the Little Calumet River...including Munster (Hohman Avenue)... Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Little Calumet River from IN-912 in Hammond downstream to confluence with Thorn Creek in South Holland, including the Munster (Hohman Avenue) gauge.

* WHEN...Until Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, most areas outside of the levee-protected area are inundated in Hammond and Munster.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Saturday, the stage was 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 12.3 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning or during the early afternoon. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood