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NPWLOT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1019 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-103>108-220230-
/O.CON.KLOT.EC.A.0001.260123T0900Z-260123T1800Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA
SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL
COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAUKEGAN, OSWEGO, NORTHBROOK, EVANSTON,
NAPERVILLE, KANKAKEE, ROCKFORD, PEOTONE, PALATINE, LEMONT,
DEKALB, LA GRANGE, JOLIET, ORLAND PARK, PLAINFIELD, MOKENA,
STREATOR, MENDOTA, SYCAMORE, LOMBARD, MANHATTAN, GURNEE, CRYSTAL
LAKE, OREGON, WOODSTOCK, DOWNERS GROVE, SCHAUMBURG, CHANNAHON,
MORRIS, DWIGHT, MINOOKA, BEECHER, MARSEILLES, BRADLEY, BELVIDERE,
MUNDELEIN, WHEATON, FAIRBURY, DES PLAINES, CRETE, DIXON, PONTIAC,
BOURBONNAIS, BOLINGBROOK, BUFFALO GROVE, PARK FOREST, LA SALLE,
BYRON, CHICAGO, WILMINGTON, MCHENRY, PLANO, YORKVILLE, COAL CITY,
ELGIN, ALGONQUIN, OAK FOREST, OTTAWA, ROCHELLE, CALUMET CITY, OAK
PARK, OAK LAWN, CAROL STREAM, CICERO, AND AURORA
1019 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 TO 35 BELOW
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS.
* WHEN...FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRESS IN SEVERAL LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF
YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE.
CHECK ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. KEEP PETS INDOORS AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
BIRK
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