943
WWUS73 KLOT 162052
NPWLOT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
352 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
ILZ032-170500-
/O.NEW.KLOT.DU.Y.0001.250516T2100Z-250517T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-250517T0500Z/
LIVINGSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DWIGHT, FAIRBURY, AND PONTIAC
352 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT
..BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OCCURRING. FOR THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY,
LOCALIZED VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE IN OPEN AREAS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. FOR THE
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
VISIBILITY MAY VARY GREATLY ACROSS SHORT DISTANCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITY. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING
DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING, PULL OFF
THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE
LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER,
'PULL ASIDE, STAY ALIVE'.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
ILZ023-033-039-INZ010-011-019-170000-
/O.NEW.KLOT.DU.Y.0001.250516T2100Z-250517T0000Z/
KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD, KANKAKEE, PAXTON, BRADLEY,
ROSELAWN, MOROCCO, FOWLER, KENTLAND, DEMOTTE, GILMAN, RENSSELAER,
GIBSON CITY, BOURBONNAIS, AND WATSEKA
352 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025 /452 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2025/
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND LOCALIZED VISIBILITY
LESS THAN 1 MILE IN OPEN AREAS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, FORD, IROQUOIS, AND KANKAKEE COUNTIES. IN
INDIANA, BENTON, JASPER, AND NEWTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY VARY GREATLY ACROSS SHORT DISTANCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. IF YOU
ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT
APPROACHING, PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR
VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP FOOT OFF
THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER, 'PULL ASIDE, STAY ALIVE'.
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-103>107-170500-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-250517T0500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA
SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-
NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DES PLAINES, ALGONQUIN, MCHENRY, JOLIET,
WOODSTOCK, SYCAMORE, LEMONT, PLAINFIELD, ELGIN, MENDOTA, CAROL
STREAM, MARSEILLES, OAK FOREST, BOLINGBROOK, OSWEGO, GURNEE, OAK
PARK, CHANNAHON, OREGON, ORLAND PARK, PALATINE, NAPERVILLE,
WAUKEGAN, COAL CITY, PLANO, MUNDELEIN, CICERO, MINOOKA, CRYSTAL
LAKE, EVANSTON, NORTHBROOK, MOKENA, OAK LAWN, YORKVILLE,
STREATOR, AURORA, CHICAGO, BYRON, OTTAWA, ROCKFORD, DEKALB,
CALUMET CITY, LA SALLE, WHEATON, PARK FOREST, MORRIS, DIXON,
ROCHELLE, SCHAUMBURG, MANHATTAN, BELVIDERE, WILMINGTON, LOMBARD,
DOWNERS GROVE, LA GRANGE, AND BUFFALO GROVE
352 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OCCURRING.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
BORCHARDT
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