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WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
927 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILZ003-004-008-010-160030-
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCKFORD, BYRON, BELVIDERE, OREGON,
ROCHELLE, AND DIXON
927 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...BOONE, LEE, OGLE, AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW, MAKING FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES, WHICH
WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING.
PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO BRING
DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
ILLINOIS CAN BE OBTAINED AT WWW.GETTINGAROUNDILLINOIS.COM.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS,
BOOSTER CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING.
ALSO TAKE WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP
YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
ILZ005-006-011>013-019-020-103-160030-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0010.260316T0300Z-260316T1800Z/
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-NORTHERN
COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUNDELEIN, EVANSTON, PALATINE, WAUKEGAN,
CAROL STREAM, STREATOR, MCHENRY, GURNEE, PLANO, LA SALLE, DOWNERS
GROVE, AURORA, SCHAUMBURG, CRYSTAL LAKE, WHEATON, LOMBARD, DES
PLAINES, NAPERVILLE, MENDOTA, WOODSTOCK, NORTHBROOK, ALGONQUIN,
MARSEILLES, ELGIN, OSWEGO, BUFFALO GROVE, YORKVILLE, SYCAMORE,
DEKALB, AND OTTAWA
927 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...DE KALB, LA SALLE, DUPAGE, KANE, KENDALL, LAKE IL,
MCHENRY, AND NORTHERN COOK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMBINATION
OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITIES, WHICH WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AT TIMES. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY
WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR ILLINOIS CAN BE OBTAINED AT
WWW.GETTINGAROUNDILLINOIS.COM.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
BIRK
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