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WWUS43 KLOT 242037
WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
237 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026
ILZ006-103-104-250645-
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LAKE IL-NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUNDELEIN, DES PLAINES, EVANSTON, LA
GRANGE, OAK LAWN, BUFFALO GROVE, PALATINE, NORTHBROOK, GURNEE,
CICERO, WAUKEGAN, CHICAGO, SCHAUMBURG, AND OAK PARK
237 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 6
INCHES, LOWEST TOTALS OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY AND FAR
NORTHWEST COOK COUNTY. ISOLATED TOTALS OVER 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CENTRAL COOK, LAKE IL, AND NORTHERN COOK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA COULD
VARY SIGNIFICANTLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO THE NATURE OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOW. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
MORNING INTO THE EARLY-MID AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
ILZ013-019>021-023-032-033-039-105>108-250645-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.260125T0000Z-260126T0000Z/
DUPAGE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOMBARD, WILMINGTON, STREATOR, FAIRBURY,
BEECHER, BOLINGBROOK, COAL CITY, NAPERVILLE, OTTAWA, CAROL
STREAM, JOLIET, WHEATON, MOKENA, WATSEKA, CRETE, ORLAND PARK,
LEMONT, CHANNAHON, YORKVILLE, LA SALLE, MORRIS, OSWEGO, MENDOTA,
MARSEILLES, GILMAN, DWIGHT, PLANO, PARK FOREST, PONTIAC, PAXTON,
MINOOKA, MANHATTAN, OAK FOREST, PEOTONE, GIBSON CITY, PLAINFIELD,
BRADLEY, KANKAKEE, BOURBONNAIS, CALUMET CITY, AND DOWNERS GROVE
237 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
INZ001-002-250645-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.260125T0000Z-260126T0600Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GARY, HAMMOND, PORTAGE, CHESTERTON,
MERRILLVILLE, AND VALPARAISO
237 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6
INCHES.
* WHERE...LAKE IN AND PORTER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
INZ010-011-019-250645-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.260125T0000Z-260126T0300Z/
NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOROCCO, KENTLAND, OXFORD, ROSELAWN,
FOWLER, RENSSELAER, AND DEMOTTE
237 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026 /337 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2026/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM
EST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/ SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7
INCHES.
* WHERE...BENTON, JASPER, AND NEWTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CST /10 PM
EST/ SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
- IZZI
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