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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
242 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-180300-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-
SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKFORD, BELVIDERE, CRYSTAL LAKE,
ALGONQUIN, MCHENRY, WOODSTOCK, WAUKEGAN, BUFFALO GROVE,
MUNDELEIN, GURNEE, ROCHELLE, OREGON, BYRON, DIXON, DEKALB,
SYCAMORE, AURORA, ELGIN, NAPERVILLE, WHEATON, DOWNERS GROVE,
LOMBARD, CAROL STREAM, OTTAWA, STREATOR, LA SALLE, MENDOTA,
MARSEILLES, OSWEGO, YORKVILLE, PLANO, MORRIS, COAL CITY, MINOOKA,
KANKAKEE, BOURBONNAIS, BRADLEY, PONTIAC, DWIGHT, FAIRBURY,
WATSEKA, GILMAN, PAXTON, GIBSON CITY, EVANSTON, DES PLAINES,
SCHAUMBURG, PALATINE, NORTHBROOK, CHICAGO, CICERO, OAK LAWN,
OAK PARK, LA GRANGE, CALUMET CITY, OAK FOREST, LEMONT,
ORLAND PARK, PARK FOREST, JOLIET, BOLINGBROOK, PLAINFIELD,
MOKENA, CHANNAHON, MANHATTAN, WILMINGTON, CRETE, PEOTONE,
BEECHER, GARY, HAMMOND, MERRILLVILLE, PORTAGE, VALPARAISO,
CHESTERTON, ROSELAWN, KENTLAND, MOROCCO, RENSSELAER, DEMOTTE,
FOWLER, AND OXFORD
242 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025 /342 PM EST WED DEC 17 2025/
...MULTI-FACETED WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE REGION ON
THURSDAY...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE REGION ON
THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 40-45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING
THE MORNING BEFORE WESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO 40-45 MPH OCCUR DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BLOW
AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS OUTDOORS (INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS)
AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.
ADDITIONALLY, AFTER A PERIOD OF RAIN EARLIER IN THE DAY,
TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET FROM THE 40S INTO THE 20S AND TEENS
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTY SNOW SHOWERS/SQUALLS
ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME AND WILL LEAD TO SHARPLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND PRODUCE LOCALIZED COATINGS OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS.
FURTHERMORE, THE PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO CAUSE ANY MOISTURE
ON PAVEMENT TO FREEZE UP, LEADING TO SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR POTENTIALLY
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THURSDAY EVENING.
OGOREK
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