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NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued July 4 at 7:58PM CDT until July 6 at 8:12PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...

Thorn Creek at Thornton affecting Cook County.

For the Thorn Creek...including Thornton...Minor flooding is
forecast.

* 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 Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, Chicago Heights Glenwood Road threatened
in Glenwood. Residential parking lots threatened along Margaret
Street in Thornton.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 12.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 PM CDT Saturday was 12.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.3
feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Source: NWS / NOAA weather.

Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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