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RIVER FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER; CHANHASSEN MN
839 PM CDT SAT SEP 19 2026

: THIS IS A NWS GUIDANCE PRODUCT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL RIVER
: FORECAST CENTER.  PUBLIC FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY NWS
: WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES.
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: FORECAST GROUP IS CAL
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: FORECASTS INCLUDE 24-HOURS OF FUTURE PRECIPITATION (QPF) IN 6 HOUR INCREMENTS
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:LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, LCMI3
:MUNSTER - HOHMAN AVE., IN - LOT
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:ACTION STAGE      11.5 FTMINOR STAGE       12.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    14.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       17.0 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 6.8 FT AT 2300 Z ON SEP 19
:RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 09 Z ON 09/20/2026
.AR :CREST: LCMI3 0920 Z DC202609200139/DH1800/HGIFFXZ 13.8
:Crest near 13.8 FT around 18 Z on Sun, Sep 20
:FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 03 Z ON 09/21/2026
.ER LCMI3 0920 Z DC202609200139/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0919 :                           /   7.7
.E2    : 0920 :   /  13.2 /  13.8 /  12.5 /  11.2
.E3    : 0921 :   /  10.2 /   9.4 /   8.9 /   8.4
.E4    : 0922 :   /   8.0 /   7.7 /   7.4 /   7.1
.E5    : 0923 :   /   6.9 /   6.8 /   6.6 /   6.6
.E6    : 0924 :   /   6.5 /   6.5 /   6.5 /   6.5
.E7    : 0925 :   /   6.5 /   6.5 /   6.5 /   6.4
.E8    : 0926 :   /   6.4 /   6.3 /   6.2
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: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
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:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0919                            /  0.40
: 0920    /  1.67 /  0.21 /  0.07
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: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 2.35 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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:Rise solely based on QPF.
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:THORN CREEK, THNI2
:THORNTON, IL - LOT
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:ACTION STAGE       7.5 FTMINOR STAGE        9.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    14.0 FTMAJOR STAGE       15.5 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 4.2 FT AT 0030 Z ON SEP 20
.AR :CREST: THNI2 0921 Z DC202609200139/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 8.8
:Crest near 8.8 FT around 00 Z on Mon, Sep 21
.ER THNI2 0920 Z DC202609200139/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0919 :                           /   4.2
.E2    : 0920 :   /   6.4 /   8.2 /   8.8 /   8.1
.E3    : 0921 :   /   7.4 /   6.5 /   6.0 /   5.5
.E4    : 0922 :   /   5.1 /   4.7 /   4.4 /   4.1
.E5    : 0923 :   /   3.9 /   3.7 /   3.6 /   3.4
.E6    : 0924 :   /   3.4 /   3.3 /   3.3 /   3.3
.E7    : 0925 :   /   3.2 /   3.2 /   3.2 /   3.1
.E8    : 0926 :   /   3.1 /   3.1 /   3.0
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: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
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:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0919                            /  0.36
: 0920    /  1.35 /  0.22 /  0.07
:
: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 2.00 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
:
:Rise solely based on QPF.
:************************************************************
:LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, SHLI2
:SOUTH HOLLAND, IL - LOT
:
:ACTION STAGE      12.0 FTMINOR STAGE       16.0 FT
:MODERATE STAGE    17.5 FTMAJOR STAGE       19.5 FT
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:THE RIVER STAGE WAS 8.4 FT AT 2345 Z ON SEP 19
.AR :CREST: SHLI2 0921 Z DC202609200139/DH0000/HGIFFXZ 14.1
:Crest near 14.1 FT around 00 Z on Mon, Sep 21
.ER SHLI2 0920 Z DC202609200139/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:RIVER FORECAST   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
.E1    : 0919 :                           /   8.8
.E2    : 0920 :   /  10.7 /  13.0 /  14.1 /  14.0
.E3    : 0921 :   /  13.3 /  12.2 /  11.3 /  10.6
.E4    : 0922 :   /  10.0 /   9.4 /   8.9 /   8.5
.E5    : 0923 :   /   8.1 /   7.7 /   7.4 /   7.1
.E6    : 0924 :   /   6.8 /   6.7 /   6.6 /   6.5
.E7    : 0925 :   /   6.5 /   6.4 /   6.4 /   6.3
.E8    : 0926 :   /   6.2 /   6.2 /   6.1
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: ***THE TABLE BELOW IS THE QPF FOR THE LOCAL DRAINAGE
: AREA AND DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QPF FOR ANY UPSTREAM
: WATERSHEDS***
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:QPF (IN)   /  12Z  /  18Z  /  00Z  /  06Z
: 0919                            /  0.44
: 0920    /  1.66 /  0.21 /  0.07
:
: 24-hr QPF Total Ending on Sep 21 is 2.38 inches
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:FORECASTER COMMENTS...
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