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WWUS53 KLOT 141433
SQWLOT
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
833 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
ILC053-075-091-INC073-111-141515-
/O.CON.KLOT.SQ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260114T1515Z/
KANKAKEE IL-FORD IL-IROQUOIS IL-NEWTON IN-JASPER IN-
833 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CST FOR
KANKAKEE...NORTH CENTRAL FORD...NORTHERN IROQUOIS...CENTRAL NEWTON
AND CENTRAL JASPER COUNTIES...
AT 832 AM CST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HERSCHER TO NEAR BOURBONNAIS TO
SHELBY TO NEAR WHEATFIELD, MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...FLASH FREEZE ON ROADS. INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY
WINDS LEADING TO BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY
FALLING TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS GREATER
THAN 50 MPH COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
SOURCE...RADAR AND TRAINED SPOTTER.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN THE WARNING AREA.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 291 AND 316.
INDIANA I-65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 209 AND 227.
THIS SNOW SQUALL WILL BE NEAR...
KANKAKEE, BOURBONNAIS, BRADLEY, MOMENCE, HERSCHER, LAKE VILLAGE,
LIMESTONE, AROMA PARK, AND HOPKINS PARK AROUND 840 AM CST.
ST. ANNE AROUND 845 AM CST.
RENSSELAER AND CHEBANSE AROUND 850 AM CST.
CLIFTON, MOROCCO, AND HANGING GROVE AROUND 855 AM CST.
BROOK, ASHKUM, AND MARTINTON AROUND 900 AM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WET ROADWAYS WILL QUICKLY FREEZE. BLACK ICE WILL CAUSE ROADS,
BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES TO BECOME SLICK AND DANGEROUS. SLOW DOWN AND
BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN LOSS OF TRACTION.
SLOW DOWN! RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
IF TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, FIND THE NEAREST EXIT OR REST AREA AND
PARK SAFELY AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. ALLOW SNOW SQUALLS TO PASS BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO RESUME TRAVEL.
LAT...LON 4091 8699 4087 8699 4086 8720 4089 8778
4081 8824 4120 8824 4120 8814 4119 8795
4111 8719 4114 8693 4091 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 1432Z 349DEG 31KT 4109 8821 4120 8794 4117 8737 4118
8695
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT
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