Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Chicago, IL
Areas Affected: Cook, IL; Lake, IN
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 9:18am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 9:18am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 3:30am CDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 10:11am CDT
Event Ends: Monday 7:00am CDT
Issued by: NWS Chicago IL
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING... ...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 Lake IN and Cook 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 tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Most areas outside of the levee-protected area are inundated in Hammond and Munster. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 11.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest near 12.5 feet this evening. It is then forecast to fall tonight into tomorrow. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
A Flood Warning means water levels above flood stage are imminent or may already be occurring. Persons along rivers and streams in the warned area should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. These forecasts are based on observed precipitation as well as forecast precipitation 24 hours into the future. Changes to the rainfall forecast, or any additional rainfall after 24 hours, may cause changes to these river forecasts. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued by late tonight.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.41b4cc1b08e8c1ac5c43545263ab5dd55002868a.001.1 Codes: INC089 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.41b4cc1b08e8c1ac5c43545263ab5dd55002868a.001.1