Homewood, IL Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO EARLY 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...From this morning to early tomorrow afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:15 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 9.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.0
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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