295  
WWUS73 KILX 231558  
NPWILX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
958 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
ILZ027>031-036>038-231815-  
/O.CON.KILX.EC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260123T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KILX.CW.Y.0002.260123T1800Z-260124T1800Z/  
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PEKIN, LACON, BLOOMINGTON, CANTON,  
GALESBURG, EUREKA, NORMAL, TOULON, AND PEORIA  
958 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
   
..EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
 
   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS  
AS LOW AS 25 TO 35 BELOW EXPECTED. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY,  
VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...MARSHALL, MCLEAN, PEORIA, STARK, TAZEWELL, WOODFORD,  
FULTON, AND KNOX COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WARNING, UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. FOR THE  
COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO  
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN LESS THAN AS 30 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST  
GO OUTSIDE. KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. USE CAUTION WHILE  
TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
ILZ040>057-061>063-231815-  
/O.CON.KILX.CW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260124T1800Z/  
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-  
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-  
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARIS, CLINTON, TUSCOLA, SULLIVAN,  
RUSHVILLE, LINCOLN, SPRINGFIELD, URBANA, JACKSONVILLE, HAVANA,  
BEARDSTOWN, WINCHESTER, GREENUP, MATTOON, SHELBYVILLE, MARSHALL,  
CHAMPAIGN, DECATUR, DANVILLE, TAYLORVILLE, MONTICELLO,  
CHARLESTON, AND PETERSBURG  
958 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, AND WEST CENTRAL  
ILLINOIS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO  
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES. KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 

 
 

 
 
ILZ066>068-231815-  
/O.CON.KILX.CW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260124T1800Z/  
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWTON, EFFINGHAM, AND ROBINSON  
958 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CRAWFORD, EFFINGHAM, AND JASPER COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO  
COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT  
TAKEN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
ILZ071>073-231815-  
/O.CON.KILX.CW.Y.0002.260124T0000Z-260124T1800Z/  
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAWRENCEVILLE, OLNEY, AND FLORA  
958 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO  
NOON CST SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 TO 14 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CLAY, LAWRENCE, AND RICHLAND COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO  
COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT  
TAKEN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
ERWIN  
 
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