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WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
923 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2026
ILZ103>105-252200-
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NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARK FOREST, DES PLAINES, SCHAUMBURG,
EVANSTON, CHICAGO, CALUMET CITY, OAK FOREST, LEMONT, ORLAND PARK,
OAK PARK, PALATINE, CICERO, LA GRANGE, NORTHBROOK, AND OAK LAWN
923 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 5
INCHES, HEAVIEST NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGING
2 TO 4 INCHES NORTHWESTERN COOK COUNTY TO 6 TO 12 INCHES NEAR THE
LAKE. SNOWFALL RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH THE
MORE INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS.
* WHERE...CENTRAL COOK, NORTHERN COOK, AND SOUTHERN COOK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
ILLINOIS CAN BE OBTAINED AT WWW.GETTINGAROUNDILLINOIS.COM.
ILZ006-260000-
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LAKE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUNDELEIN, BUFFALO GROVE, GURNEE, AND
WAUKEGAN
923 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE
INCH.
* WHERE...LAKE IL COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES, WILL BE SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITY MAY OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW 1 MILE,
PARTICULARLY DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE,
WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS.
ILZ013-019>021-023-032-033-039-106>108-260000-
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DUPAGE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIRBURY, WHEATON, PLANO, STREATOR,
GILMAN, GIBSON CITY, MENDOTA, JOLIET, PAXTON, MANHATTAN,
CHANNAHON, BRADLEY, DOWNERS GROVE, PLAINFIELD, BEECHER, OTTAWA,
WATSEKA, NAPERVILLE, MARSEILLES, MINOOKA, CRETE, DWIGHT,
BOLINGBROOK, PONTIAC, MOKENA, CAROL STREAM, WILMINGTON, OSWEGO,
KANKAKEE, YORKVILLE, LOMBARD, MORRIS, COAL CITY, PEOTONE,
BOURBONNAIS, AND LA SALLE
923 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES, WILL BE SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM
AROUND AN INCH OR TWO NEAR THE INTERSTATE 88 AND 80 CORRIDORS TO 4
TO 7 INCHES NEAR US 10.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE,
WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS.
INZ001-002-260130-
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LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAMMOND, VALPARAISO, PORTAGE, GARY,
CHESTERTON, AND MERRILLVILLE
923 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES.
LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF PORTER COUNTY.
* WHERE...LAKE IN AND PORTER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES, WILL BE SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS, INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 80, 90, AND 94 CORRIDOR.
VISIBILITY MAY OCCASIONALLY DROP BELOW 1 MILE, PARTICULARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STEADY SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL TRANSITION INTO
LOCALIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 3 INCHES NEAR THE KANKAKEE
RIVER VALLEY TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES WITHIN A FEW MILES OF THE LAKE
MICHIGAN SHORELINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE,
WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS.
INZ010-011-019-260130-
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NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KENTLAND, DEMOTTE, OXFORD, MOROCCO,
FOWLER, RENSSELAER, AND ROSELAWN
923 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2026 /1023 AM EST SUN JAN 25 2026/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /10 PM
EST/ THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES.
* WHERE...BENTON, JASPER, AND NEWTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/ THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, BRIDGES, AND OVERPASSES, WILL BE SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO
6 INCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE,
WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS.
- IZZI
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