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River Flood Warning
Issued: 12:56 AM Jul. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* 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

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