Illinois - United States   2026-03-07   Saturday   41.47N, -87.64W

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Illinois - United States
2026-03-07

Flood Warning issued March 7 at 1:09AM CST until March 7 at 10:00PM CST by NWS Chicago IL

Issue date: 2026-03-07T07:09+00:00

...The National Weather Service in Chicago IL has issued a Flood Warning 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 forecast. * WHERE...Thorn Creek from Near Glenwood downstream to confluence with Little Calumet River, including the Thornton gauge. * WHEN...Until late this evening. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, 187th Street threatened in Glenwood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:45 AM CST Saturday the stage was 8.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early this morning to a crest of 10.1 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late this afternoon. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood