946  
WWUS73 KLOT 130835  
NPWLOT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
335 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-103>108-INZ001-002-010-011-131845-  
/O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260313T2100Z/  
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA  
SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN  
COOK-NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-  
NEWTON-JASPER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LA SALLE, CICERO, DIXON, CRYSTAL LAKE,  
BELVIDERE, ROCHELLE, COAL CITY, BOURBONNAIS, PLAINFIELD, CRETE,  
VALPARAISO, RENSSELAER, ROCKFORD, MUNDELEIN, LEMONT, OAK PARK,  
PLANO, DEMOTTE, NAPERVILLE, OTTAWA, GARY, ORLAND PARK, ALGONQUIN,  
PORTAGE, DEKALB, DES PLAINES, PARK FOREST, MCHENRY, ELGIN,  
CHANNAHON, BYRON, WOODSTOCK, BRADLEY, SYCAMORE, OAK FOREST,  
JOLIET, MANHATTAN, BEECHER, STREATOR, HAMMOND, GURNEE, MENDOTA,  
KENTLAND, KANKAKEE, DOWNERS GROVE, AURORA, WAUKEGAN, OAK LAWN,  
BUFFALO GROVE, MERRILLVILLE, SCHAUMBURG, LA GRANGE, WILMINGTON,  
ROSELAWN, PEOTONE, MORRIS, OSWEGO, MINOOKA, PALATINE, EVANSTON,  
NORTHBROOK, BOLINGBROOK, MOROCCO, OREGON, CHICAGO, LOMBARD,  
WHEATON, CAROL STREAM, MARSEILLES, MOKENA, CHESTERTON, YORKVILLE,  
AND CALUMET CITY  
335 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND  
NORTHWEST INDIANA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS MAY 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 WINDSTORM. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND  
TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST DRIVE.  
 
 
 
 
 
ILZ032-033-039-INZ019-131845-  
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260313T2300Z/  
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-BENTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WATSEKA, PONTIAC, GIBSON CITY, FOWLER,  
FAIRBURY, DWIGHT, OXFORD, GILMAN, AND PAXTON  
335 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026 /435 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026/  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /7 PM EDT/ THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, LIVINGSTON, FORD, AND IROQUOIS COUNTIES. IN  
INDIANA, BENTON COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CDT /7 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE  
DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA  
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.  
 
 
 
 
 
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