821  
WWUS73 KLOT 141657  
NPWLOT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1157 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
ILZ023-032-033-039-108-INZ001-002-010-011-019-150300-  
/O.UPG.KLOT.HW.A.0002.260315T1500Z-260316T0200Z/  
/O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0005.260315T1500Z-260316T0200Z/  
KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-  
NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRADLEY, GARY, MERRILLVILLE, PAXTON,  
OXFORD, VALPARAISO, MOROCCO, PONTIAC, DEMOTTE, GILMAN, PORTAGE,  
BEECHER, GIBSON CITY, PEOTONE, CRETE, ROSELAWN, CHESTERTON,  
FOWLER, BOURBONNAIS, HAMMOND, KENTLAND, DWIGHT, KANKAKEE,  
FAIRBURY, WATSEKA, AND RENSSELAER  
1157 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026 /1257 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026/  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /11 AM EDT/ TO 9 PM CDT  
/10 PM EDT/ SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, LIVINGSTON, FORD, IROQUOIS, EASTERN WILL, AND  
KANKAKEE COUNTIES. IN INDIANA, BENTON, JASPER, LAKE IN, NEWTON,  
AND PORTER COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM CDT /11 AM EDT/ TO 9 PM CDT /10 PM EDT/ SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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