918  
FLUS43 KLOT 210956  
HWOLOT  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
356 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-  
010-011-019-221000-  
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-  
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-  
NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-  
SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-  
356 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026 /456 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026/  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL  
ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
LIMITED SNOW RISK TONIGHT, MAINLY FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND  
NORTHWEST INDIANA.  
 
DISCUSSION...  
 
A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW MAY RESULT IN SOME LOCALLY SLIPPERY TRAVEL  
TONIGHT, MAINLY ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  
 
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY ...  
LIMITED SNOW RISK, MAINLY FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA.  
TUESDAY...  
LIMITED SNOW RISK NORTHEAST ILLINOIS.  
 
DISCUSSION...  
 
A PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY FOCUS ACROSS  
PARTS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA, AND PARTICULARLY PARTS OF PORTER  
COUNTY INTO MONDAY RESULTING IN PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 

 
 
LMZ740>745-221000-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
356 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS  
NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE  
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...  
 
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT LATE TONIGHT.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  
 
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...  
GALE FORCE WINDS AND VERY HAZARDOUS WAVES.  
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY.  
 

 
 
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