Flood Warning

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

Thorn Creek at Thornton affecting Cook County.

For the Thorn Creek...including Thornton...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Water begins to be diverted through Thorn Creek Diversion Tunnel.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 8.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 9.6 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood