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WWUS73 KLOT 152029
NPWLOT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
329 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILZ023-INZ001-002-160200-
/O.CAN.KLOT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KLOT.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0200Z/
KANKAKEE-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTAGE, KANKAKEE, BRADLEY, GARY,
VALPARAISO, HAMMOND, MERRILLVILLE, CHESTERTON, AND BOURBONNAIS
329 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
..HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, KANKAKEE COUNTY. IN INDIANA, LAKE IN AND
PORTER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
ILZ006-012-013-103-152130-
/O.CAN.KLOT.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0200Z/
LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-NORTHERN COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, EVANSTON, BUFFALO GROVE, AURORA,
GURNEE, CAROL STREAM, MUNDELEIN, LOMBARD, PALATINE, SCHAUMBURG,
NORTHBROOK, WAUKEGAN, NAPERVILLE, DOWNERS GROVE, ELGIN, AND DES
PLAINES
329 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
ILZ033-039-INZ010-011-019-160200-
/O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T0200Z/
IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GILMAN, ROSELAWN, MOROCCO, OXFORD,
WATSEKA, RENSSELAER, KENTLAND, DEMOTTE, FOWLER, PAXTON, AND
GIBSON CITY
329 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026 /429 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /10 PM EDT/
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, FORD AND IROQUOIS COUNTIES. IN INDIANA,
BENTON, JASPER, AND NEWTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT /10 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES, AND
MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST-TO-EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST
DRIVE.
ILZ019-021-032-105>108-160200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0200Z/
LA SALLE-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN
WILL-EASTERN WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LA SALLE, DWIGHT, OTTAWA, WILMINGTON,
COAL CITY, ORLAND PARK, MINOOKA, LEMONT, MORRIS, JOLIET, CRETE,
CALUMET CITY, FAIRBURY, PLAINFIELD, PEOTONE, PONTIAC,
BOLINGBROOK, MENDOTA, PARK FOREST, MOKENA, OAK FOREST, BEECHER,
MANHATTAN, MARSEILLES, CHANNAHON, AND STREATOR
329 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* WHERE...LIVINGSTON, LA SALLE, EASTERN WILL, GRUNDY, NORTHERN WILL,
SOUTHERN COOK, AND SOUTHERN WILL COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
ILZ020-104-160200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0200Z/
KENDALL-CENTRAL COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CICERO, CHICAGO, OAK LAWN, LA GRANGE,
YORKVILLE, OAK PARK, PLANO, AND OSWEGO
329 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL COOK AND KENDALL COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* 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.
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