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WWUS73 KLOT 140700
NPWLOT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
200 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026
ILZ023-032-033-039-108-INZ001-002-010-011-019-141700-
/O.NEW.KLOT.HW.A.0002.260315T1500Z-260316T0200Z/
KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-
NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRADLEY, PONTIAC, MOROCCO, BOURBONNAIS,
KENTLAND, PEOTONE, CRETE, GILMAN, DEMOTTE, RENSSELAER, OXFORD,
BEECHER, FOWLER, HAMMOND, WATSEKA, MERRILLVILLE, ROSELAWN, GIBSON
CITY, VALPARAISO, GARY, PAXTON, PORTAGE, DWIGHT, FAIRBURY,
CHESTERTON, AND KANKAKEE
200 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026 /300 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026/
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, LIVINGSTON, FORD, IROQUOIS, EASTERN WILL, AND
KANKAKEE COUNTIES. IN INDIANA, BENTON, JASPER, LAKE IN, NEWTON,
AND PORTER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED
ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO
THE ONSET OF WINDS.
BORCHARDT
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