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WWUS73 KILX 212235
NPWILX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
435 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
ILZ027>031-036>038-220645-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0001.260122T0000Z-260122T0600Z/
/O.CON.KILX.EC.A.0001.260123T0900Z-260123T1800Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLOOMINGTON, GALESBURG, NORMAL, EUREKA,
TOULON, PEKIN, LACON, PEORIA, AND CANTON
435 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER EXPECTED. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH,
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 27 BELOW POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...MARSHALL, MCLEAN, PEORIA, STARK, TAZEWELL, WOODFORD,
FULTON, AND KNOX COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. FOR THE
EXTREME COLD WATCH, FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. 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...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST
GO OUTSIDE.
AUTEN
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