Flood Warning

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

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

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 early tomorrow afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 9.3 feet. - The river has begun rising quickly due to earlier heavy rainfall. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage by this evening and crest near 12.5 feet late this evening. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood