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WWUS73 KLOT 120633
NPWLOT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
133 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
ILZ003-004-008-010-011-019-021-032-033-039-INZ019-121645-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0004.260313T0600Z-260313T2300Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-LA SALLE-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATSEKA, MORRIS, DEKALB, OREGON, PAXTON,
PONTIAC, OXFORD, FAIRBURY, FOWLER, DWIGHT, MARSEILLES, SYCAMORE,
GILMAN, MENDOTA, BELVIDERE, COAL CITY, BYRON, LA SALLE, MINOOKA,
ROCKFORD, OTTAWA, ROCHELLE, DIXON, GIBSON CITY, AND STREATOR
133 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026 /233 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026/
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /2 AM EDT/ TO 6 PM CDT /7
PM EDT/ FRIDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, LIVINGSTON, FORD, IROQUOIS, BOONE, DE KALB,
LA SALLE, LEE, OGLE, WINNEBAGO, AND GRUNDY COUNTIES. IN INDIANA,
BENTON COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM CDT /2 AM EDT/ TO 6 PM CDT /7 PM EDT/ FRIDAY.
* 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.
ILZ005-006-012-013-020-023-103>108-INZ001-002-010-011-121645-
/O.NEW.KLOT.HW.A.0001.260313T0900Z-260313T2100Z/
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-KENDALL-KANKAKEE-NORTHERN COOK-
CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN
WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELGIN, PALATINE, LA GRANGE, ROSELAWN,
BOURBONNAIS, BEECHER, VALPARAISO, PORTAGE, BOLINGBROOK, CAROL
STREAM, BRADLEY, CHESTERTON, CICERO, CALUMET CITY, MUNDELEIN, OAK
PARK, ALGONQUIN, HAMMOND, BUFFALO GROVE, DOWNERS GROVE, LEMONT,
LOMBARD, ORLAND PARK, CHICAGO, OAK FOREST, RENSSELAER, DEMOTTE,
MOKENA, KENTLAND, CHANNAHON, OSWEGO, GURNEE, WILMINGTON, JOLIET,
PLAINFIELD, DES PLAINES, GARY, EVANSTON, OAK LAWN, SCHAUMBURG,
WOODSTOCK, CRYSTAL LAKE, CRETE, MOROCCO, PLANO, WHEATON,
YORKVILLE, NORTHBROOK, AURORA, PEOTONE, WAUKEGAN, KANKAKEE,
MANHATTAN, NAPERVILLE, MCHENRY, MERRILLVILLE, AND PARK FOREST
133 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 AM AND NOON ON FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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