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WWUS73 KLOT 121628
NPWLOT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1128 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
ILZ003-004-008-010-011-019-021-130230-
/O.UPG.KLOT.WI.Y.0004.260313T0600Z-260313T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.HW.W.0001.260313T0600Z-260313T2100Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-LA SALLE-GRUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OTTAWA, OREGON, BELVIDERE, ROCHELLE,
BYRON, LA SALLE, ROCKFORD, MORRIS, COAL CITY, MENDOTA, STREATOR,
MINOOKA, MARSEILLES, DIXON, DEKALB, AND SYCAMORE
1128 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BOONE, DE KALB, LA SALLE, LEE, OGLE, WINNEBAGO, AND GRUNDY
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID WINDOWS DURING THE WINDSTORMS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND
TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
ILZ005-006-012-013-020-023-103>108-INZ001-002-010-011-130230-
/O.UPG.KLOT.HW.A.0001.260313T0900Z-260313T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.HW.W.0001.260313T0600Z-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 JOLIET, BRADLEY, OAK LAWN, MERRILLVILLE,
SCHAUMBURG, ALGONQUIN, ELGIN, MCHENRY, AURORA, CRYSTAL LAKE,
BOURBONNAIS, OAK FOREST, CALUMET CITY, BOLINGBROOK, CHESTERTON,
MOROCCO, PEOTONE, YORKVILLE, PORTAGE, ORLAND PARK, GURNEE,
CICERO, VALPARAISO, DEMOTTE, MOKENA, DOWNERS GROVE, MUNDELEIN,
OAK PARK, PALATINE, LA GRANGE, WOODSTOCK, LOMBARD, LEMONT,
KENTLAND, MANHATTAN, ROSELAWN, DES PLAINES, GARY, CHANNAHON,
CRETE, KANKAKEE, CHICAGO, NORTHBROOK, EVANSTON, WHEATON, CAROL
STREAM, OSWEGO, PLAINFIELD, HAMMOND, WAUKEGAN, PLANO, BUFFALO
GROVE, PARK FOREST, WILMINGTON, RENSSELAER, NAPERVILLE, AND
BEECHER
1128 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID WINDOWS DURING THE WINDSTORMS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND
TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
ILZ032-033-039-INZ019-130230-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0004.260313T0600Z-260313T2300Z/
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FOWLER, PONTIAC, PAXTON, OXFORD, WATSEKA,
DWIGHT, GIBSON CITY, GILMAN, AND FAIRBURY
1128 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026 /1228 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026/
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /2 AM EDT/ TO 6 PM
CDT /7 PM EDT/ FRIDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, LIVINGSTON, FORD, AND IROQUOIS 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.
BIRK
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