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Location: Westchester, IL
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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 7:40 PM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West winds to 30 kt and significant waves to 6 ft
occasionally to 8 ft.

* WHERE...Illinois and Indiana nearshore from Winthrop Harbor IL
to Michigan City IN.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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River Flood Warning
Issued: 4:34 PM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

* 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 tomorrow afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.4
feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late
tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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