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WWUS73 KLOT 200802  
NPWLOT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
202 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
 
ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-201700-  
/O.EXA.KLOT.CW.Y.0003.250121T0300Z-250121T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KLOT.CW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-250120T1800Z/  
KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATSEKA, KANKAKEE, KENTLAND, BRADLEY,  
GILMAN, RENSSELAER, DEMOTTE, GIBSON CITY, FOWLER, FAIRBURY,  
BOURBONNAIS, PAXTON, OXFORD, DWIGHT, MOROCCO, ROSELAWN, AND  
PONTIAC  
202 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025 /302 AM EST MON JAN 20 2025/  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM EST/  
TODAY...  
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/ THIS  
EVENING TO NOON CST /1 PM EST/ TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, LIVINGSTON, FORD, IROQUOIS, AND KANKAKEE  
COUNTIES. IN INDIANA, BENTON, JASPER, AND NEWTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM  
EST/ TODAY. FOR THE SECOND COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 9 PM CST  
/10 PM EST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /1 PM EST/ TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 TO 25  
BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS  
30 MINUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO  
THIS MORNING. AFTER SOME RECOVERY THIS AFTERNOON, ANOTHER ROUND OF  
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY  
MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING OUTDOORS, INCLUDING A HAT AND MITTENS OR  
GLOVES. KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS  
ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE PORTABLE HEATERS ARE  
USED CORRECTLY.  
 
 
 
 
 
ILZ003>005-008-010>012-201700-  
/O.CON.KLOT.CW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-250120T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KLOT.CW.Y.0003.250121T0300Z-250121T1800Z/  
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, ROCKFORD, CRYSTAL LAKE,  
MCHENRY, BYRON, DEKALB, ELGIN, OREGON, DIXON, WOODSTOCK,  
BELVIDERE, ROCHELLE, SYCAMORE, AND AURORA  
202 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO  
NOON CST TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS  
AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW. FOR THE SECOND COLD WEATHER ADVISORY,  
VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 TO 29 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BOONE, DE KALB, LEE, OGLE, WINNEBAGO, KANE, AND MCHENRY  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.  
FOR THE SECOND COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO  
NOON CST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 TO 25  
BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS  
30 MINUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO  
THIS MORNING. AFTER SOME RECOVERY THIS AFTERNOON, ANOTHER ROUND OF  
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 29 BELOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT  
INTO TUESDAY MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING OUTDOORS, INCLUDING A HAT AND MITTENS OR  
GLOVES. KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS  
ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE PORTABLE HEATERS ARE  
USED CORRECTLY.  
 
 
 
 
 
ILZ006-013-019>021-103>108-INZ001-002-201700-  
/O.CON.KLOT.CW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-250120T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KLOT.CW.Y.0003.250121T0300Z-250121T1800Z/  
LAKE IL-DUPAGE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-  
SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-  
PORTER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOLINGBROOK, MOKENA, COAL CITY, WAUKEGAN,  
LA SALLE, MENDOTA, OAK LAWN, BEECHER, MARSEILLES, GARY, PALATINE,  
PORTAGE, NORTHBROOK, MUNDELEIN, OAK FOREST, CICERO, CALUMET CITY,  
PEOTONE, DES PLAINES, LA GRANGE, SCHAUMBURG, MANHATTAN, JOLIET,  
CAROL STREAM, MORRIS, CHANNAHON, LEMONT, LOMBARD, WILMINGTON,  
EVANSTON, OSWEGO, CHICAGO, ORLAND PARK, OAK PARK, CHESTERTON,  
YORKVILLE, OTTAWA, PLAINFIELD, GURNEE, MERRILLVILLE, VALPARAISO,  
PARK FOREST, MINOOKA, PLANO, BUFFALO GROVE, HAMMOND, NAPERVILLE,  
DOWNERS GROVE, WHEATON, STREATOR, AND CRETE  
202 AM CST MON JAN 20 2025  
   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO  
NOON CST TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST COLD WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT INTO EARLY  
MONDAY MORNING, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW EXPECTED.  
FOR THE SECOND COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW  
AS 20 TO 25 BELOW EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND  
NORTHWEST INDIANA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.  
FOR THE SECOND COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO  
NOON CST TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 TO 25  
BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS  
30 MINUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO  
THIS MORNING. AFTER SOME RECOVERY THIS AFTERNOON, ANOTHER ROUND OF  
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT  
INTO TUESDAY MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.  
 
 
 
 
 
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