# Flood Warning: Cook, IL — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-04 19:58 ingested 2026-07-05 09:02

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Flood Warning — Cook, IL
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Illinois...

Thorn Creek at Thornton affecting Cook County.

For the Thorn Creek...including Thornton...Minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Thorn Creek from Near Glenwood downstream to confluence
with Little Calumet River, including the Thornton gauge.

* WHEN...Until Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 13.5 feet, Chicago Heights Glenwood Road threatened
in Glenwood. Residential parking lots threatened along Margaret
Street in Thornton.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 12.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 PM CDT Saturday was 12.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.3
feet Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.