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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Chicago IL
841 PM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL 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 Munster (Hohman Avenue)...
Minor flooding is forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 48 hours into the future. Changes to the
rainfall forecast, or any additional rainfall after 48 hours, may
cause changes to these river forecasts.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by Wednesday morning.

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841 PM CST Tue Mar 4 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

* 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...From Wednesday morning to early Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Most areas outside of the levee-protected
  area are inundated in Hammond and Munster.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM CST Tuesday the stage was 8.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage on
    Thursday morning to a crest of 12.5 feet early Thursday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 4163 8756 4159 8740 4153 8743 4157 8758


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