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Flood Warning

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Cook, IL

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed

Details

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Illinois...
Thorn Creek at Thornton affecting Cook County.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Illinois...
Little Calumet River at Munster (Hohman Avenue) affecting Cook and Lake IN Counties.
For the Thorn Creek...including Thornton...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 late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Parking lots threatened at Glenwood Academy.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:15 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 12.6 feet. - Recent Activity...The river appears to have crested and has started a gradual fall. - Forecast...The river is expected to continue a gradual fall. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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