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 occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, Chicago Heights Glenwood Road threatened in Glenwood. Residential parking lots threatened along Margaret Street in Thornton.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 PM CDT Saturday, the stage was 11.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.6 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday afternoon. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood