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FLSLOT
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
932 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ILLINOIS...INDIANA...
LITTLE CALUMET RIVER AT MUNSTER (HOHMAN AVENUE) AFFECTING COOK
AND LAKE IN COUNTIES.
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 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 THIS AFTERNOON.
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932 AM CDT SUN JUL 5 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FORECASTED TO CONTINUE.
* 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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 12.2 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:00 AM CDT SUNDAY WAS 12.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATER TODAY.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4163 8756 4159 8740 4153 8743 4157 8758
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