NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued July 27 at 7:56PM CDT until July 28 at 2:51PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL has issued a Flood
Warning 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 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
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2052nd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days