Flood Warning

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

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

For the Little Calumet River...including South Holland, 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 morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 11.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 12.5 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood