Hillside, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From late tonight to early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Athletic fields are inundated at Glenwood
Academy.
At 9.0 feet, Water begins to be diverted through Thorn Creek
Diversion Tunnel.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 8.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
around midnight tonight and crest near 9.5 feet tomorrow
morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...West winds to 25 kt and significant waves to 5 ft.

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

* WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Friday.

* 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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...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Little Calumet River from IN-912 in Hammond downstream to
confluence with Thorn Creek in South Holland, including the
Munster (Hohman Avenue) gauge.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Most areas outside of the levee-protected
area are inundated in Hammond and Munster.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to quickly rise above flood
stage late this evening to a crest near 13.0 feet late
tonight.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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