NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued July 27 at 3:09PM CDT until July 28 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Illinois...Indiana...
Little Calumet River at Munster (Hohman Avenue) affecting Cook
and Lake IN Counties.
For the Little Calumet River...including Munster (Hohman Avenue)...
Minor flooding is forecast.
* 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 early tomorrow afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Most areas outside of the levee-protected
area are inundated in Hammond and Munster.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 9.3 feet.
- The river has begun rising quickly due to earlier heavy
rainfall.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage by
this evening and crest near 12.5 feet late this evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2033rd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days