Wheeling, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until Monday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 7.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.6 feet
tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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