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WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
253 AM CST SAT NOV 8 2025
ILZ103>105-081900-
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NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PALATINE, OAK PARK, CICERO, NORTHBROOK,
ORLAND PARK, PARK FOREST, SCHAUMBURG, OAK LAWN, OAK FOREST,
LEMONT, CALUMET CITY, CHICAGO, LA GRANGE, DES PLAINES, AND
EVANSTON
253 AM CST SAT NOV 8 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED SNOW RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR,
EVENT SNOW TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES, AND NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CENTRAL COOK, NORTHERN COOK, AND SOUTHERN COOK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES,
MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW RATES IN
EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
35 MPH MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LAKE
MICHIGAN SHORELINE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS OFTEN VERY LOCALIZED,
WITH CONDITIONS VARYING FROM SAFE TO DANGEROUS ACROSS JUST A FEW
MILES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
INZ001-002-081900-
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LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTERTON, VALPARAISO, HAMMOND, GARY,
PORTAGE, AND MERRILLVILLE
253 AM CST SAT NOV 8 2025
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW
POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED SNOW RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR,
EVENT SNOW TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES, AND NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...LAKE IN AND PORTER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES,
MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW RATES IN
EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
35 MPH MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LAKE
MICHIGAN SHORELINE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS OFTEN VERY LOCALIZED,
WITH CONDITIONS VARYING FROM SAFE TO DANGEROUS ACROSS JUST A FEW
MILES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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