NWS / NOAA weather: Flood Warning issued August 1 at 4:50PM CDT until August 2 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
...The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a Flood Warning
for the following rivers in Indiana...Illinois...
Little Calumet River at Munster (Hohman Avenue) affecting Cook and
Lake IN Counties.
For the Little Calumet River...including South Holland, 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 Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Most areas outside of the levee-protected
area are inundated in Hammond and Munster.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 11.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this afternoon to a crest of 12.5 feet this evening. It will then
fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1882nd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days