965
WWUS73 KLOT 220209
NPWLOT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
809 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
ILZ019-021-023-032-221215-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260122T0600Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.EC.A.0001.260123T0900Z-260123T1800Z/
LA SALLE-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MENDOTA, KANKAKEE, BOURBONNAIS, OTTAWA,
MORRIS, FAIRBURY, LA SALLE, PONTIAC, STREATOR, MINOOKA,
MARSEILLES, COAL CITY, DWIGHT, AND BRADLEY
809 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH, DANGEROUSLY
COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...LIVINGSTON, LA SALLE, GRUNDY, AND KANKAKEE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. FOR THE
EXTREME COLD WATCH, FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER
OUTAGES MAY RESULT. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH, THE DANGEROUSLY
COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON
EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST
GO OUTSIDE.
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO
DRIP SLOWLY.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
ILZ033-039-INZ010-011-019-220600-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260122T0600Z/
IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD, PAXTON, FOWLER, RENSSELAER,
KENTLAND, WATSEKA, DEMOTTE, GILMAN, MOROCCO, ROSELAWN, AND GIBSON
CITY
809 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026 /909 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026/
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, FORD AND IROQUOIS COUNTIES. IN INDIANA,
BENTON, JASPER, AND NEWTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ 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.
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-020-103>108-221215-
/O.CON.KLOT.EC.A.0001.260123T0900Z-260123T1800Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-
KENDALL-NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-
SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, CALUMET CITY, ORLAND PARK,
PEOTONE, OAK FOREST, BUFFALO GROVE, WOODSTOCK, DES PLAINES,
LEMONT, CHANNAHON, OAK LAWN, ROCKFORD, BYRON, BELVIDERE,
SCHAUMBURG, GURNEE, AURORA, YORKVILLE, OAK PARK, MCHENRY, MOKENA,
CRYSTAL LAKE, NORTHBROOK, OSWEGO, BEECHER, DEKALB, CICERO,
SYCAMORE, NAPERVILLE, MUNDELEIN, CAROL STREAM, PALATINE, JOLIET,
ALGONQUIN, OREGON, WAUKEGAN, PLAINFIELD, BOLINGBROOK, ELGIN,
DIXON, PARK FOREST, CRETE, DOWNERS GROVE, LOMBARD, MANHATTAN,
ROCHELLE, EVANSTON, CHICAGO, PLANO, LA GRANGE, AND WILMINGTON
809 PM 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 BELOW POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE MASK, AND GLOVES IF YOU MUST
GO OUTSIDE.
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO
DRIP SLOWLY.
KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
MAKE FREQUENT CHECKS ON OLDER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS. ENSURE
PORTABLE HEATERS ARE USED CORRECTLY. DO NOT USE GENERATORS OR GRILLS
INSIDE.
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