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WWUS43 KILX 160751
WSWILX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
251 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
ILZ027-028-161800-
/O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
KNOX-STARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOULON AND GALESBURG
251 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
2 AND 4 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH.
* WHERE...STARK AND KNOX COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. PLAN ON SLIPPERY
ROAD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN
TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR ILLINOIS CAN BE
OBTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.GETTINGAROUNDILLINOIS.COM
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
ILZ029>031-036>038-040>042-047-048-161800-
/O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-
LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PEKIN, HAVANA, BEARDSTOWN, BLOOMINGTON,
CANTON, NORMAL, PETERSBURG, PEORIA, RUSHVILLE, LINCOLN, LACON,
AND EUREKA
251 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR ILLINOIS CAN BE OBTAINED ON THE INTERNET AT
WWW.GETTINGAROUNDILLINOIS.COM
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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