Flood Warning

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

Thorn Creek at Thornton affecting Cook County.

* 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...From this evening to Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, 187th Street threatened in Glenwood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 9.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.7 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood