Tinley Creek near Palos Park, IL

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 13 ftWidespread inundation of resdiences and businesses along 127th Street and Central Avenue in Crestwood. Central Avenue is threatened in Crestwood.
• 12.5 ftWater begins to bypass the main channel toward numerous residential streets and structures in the vicinity of 127th Street and Central Avenue in Crestwood. Widespread inundation of residences in the floodplain along Playfield Drive and Terrance Lane begins in Crestwood.
• 12 ftResidences are threatened along 129th Street in Crestwood.
• 11.5 ftWithout flood protection, athletic fields are threatened at Playfield Park in Crestwood.
• 11 ftStructures are threatened at the Elim campus in Crestwood.
• 9.5 ftParking lots are threatened at the Elim campus in Crestwood.
• 9 ft135th Street threatened west of Crestwood.
• 6.5 ftLow-lying sections of Rubio Woods are inundated near Crestwood and Palos Heights.

Highest crests on record

1. 10.3 ft — October 10, 1954
2. 10.25 ft — July 18, 1996
3. 10.02 ft — July 13, 1957
4. 9.83 ft — April 30, 1970
5. 9.79 ft — June 13, 1981

Recent crests: 9.68 ft (May 17, 2020) · 7.19 ft (October 27, 2019) · 8.48 ft (September 28, 2019) · 7.42 ft (May 1, 2019) · 8.33 ft (February 20, 2018)

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