333  
WWUS43 KLOT 252122  
WSWLOT  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
322 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026  
 
ILZ103-252230-  
/O.CAN.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260125T2200Z/  
NORTHERN COOK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DES PLAINES, SCHAUMBURG, EVANSTON,  
PALATINE, AND NORTHBROOK  
322 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 
THE THREAT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. WHILE SOME FLURRIES  
OR A BRIEF LIGHT SNOW SHOWER IS POSSIBLE UNTIL EARLY EVENING, ANY  
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH AND CONFINED TO  
THE IMMEDIATE LAKEFRONT.  
 

 
 
ILZ013-019>021-032-252230-  
/O.CAN.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260126T0000Z/  
DUPAGE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAIRBURY, WHEATON, PLANO, STREATOR,  
MENDOTA, DOWNERS GROVE, OTTAWA, NAPERVILLE, MARSEILLES, MINOOKA,  
DWIGHT, PONTIAC, CAROL STREAM, OSWEGO, YORKVILLE, LOMBARD,  
MORRIS, COAL CITY, AND LA SALLE  
322 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
 
 
WHILE SOME FLURRIES OR VERY LIGHT SNOW COULD LINGER UNTIL SUNSET, NO  
MEANINGFUL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.  
 

 
 
ILZ104-105-260000-  
/O.EXT.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260126T0000Z/  
CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARK FOREST, CHICAGO, OAK FOREST, LEMONT,  
ORLAND PARK, OAK PARK, CALUMET CITY, CICERO, LA GRANGE, AND OAK  
LAWN  
322 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...SNOW SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT  
SOUTHEASTWARD AND END BY EARLY EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH OR TWO ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW  
ENDS WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NEAR THE INDIANA BORDER.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL COOK AND SOUTHERN COOK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS INTO THE EARLY EVENING  
HOURS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
INZ002-260600-  
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260126T0600Z/  
PORTER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTERTON, VALPARAISO, AND PORTAGE  
322 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING, FALLING  
HEAVILY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY AFTER 9 PM. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH  
OR MORE PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS  
RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF ROUTE 30 TO AN INCH OR TWO  
NEAR THE KANKAKEE RIVER.  
 
* WHERE...PORTER COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS MAKING  
TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. LAW  
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY  
HAZARDOUS AND THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL  
THIS EVENING OVER NORTHERN PORTER COUNTY.  
 
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  
INDIANA CAN BE OBTAINED AT HTTPS://511IN.ORG.  
 

 
 

 
 
ILZ006-260000-  
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260126T0000Z/  
LAKE IL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUNDELEIN, BUFFALO GROVE, GURNEE, AND  
WAUKEGAN  
322 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY UP TO  
ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW WITHIN A FEW MILES OF THE LAKESHORE THROUGH 6  
PM.  
 
* WHERE...LAKE IL COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS,  
ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN LAKE COUNTY.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
ILZ023-033-039-106>108-260000-  
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260126T0000Z/  
KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-FORD-NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOLINGBROOK, JOLIET, WATSEKA, PAXTON,  
MANHATTAN, WILMINGTON, GIBSON CITY, CRETE, KANKAKEE, CHANNAHON,  
BRADLEY, PEOTONE, PLAINFIELD, BEECHER, BOURBONNAIS, GILMAN, AND  
MOKENA  
322 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW WILL END BY EARLY EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF  
AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE, MAINLY NEAR AND EAST OF I-57.  
 
* WHERE...FORD, IROQUOIS, EASTERN WILL, KANKAKEE, NORTHERN WILL, AND  
SOUTHERN WILL COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
INZ001-260600-  
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260126T0600Z/  
LAKE IN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MERRILLVILLE, GARY, AND HAMMOND  
322 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE  
EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END BY LATE EVENING.  
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES NORTH OF ROUTE 30  
RANGING TO AN INCH OR SO NEAR THE KANKAKEE RIVER.  
 
* WHERE...LAKE IN COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
INZ010-011-019-260300-  
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260126T0300Z/  
NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KENTLAND, DEMOTTE, OXFORD, MOROCCO,  
FOWLER, RENSSELAER, AND ROSELAWN  
322 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026 /422 PM EST SUN JAN 25 2026/  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.  
 
* WHERE...BENTON, JASPER, AND NEWTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/ THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.  
 
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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