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WWUS43 KLOT 152351
WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
651 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILZ003-004-008-010-161000-
/O.UPG.KLOT.WS.W.0004.260316T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.260316T0300Z-260316T1800Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DIXON, ROCKFORD, BYRON, ROCHELLE, OREGON,
AND BELVIDERE
651 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH.
* WHERE...BOONE, LEE, OGLE, AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. PLAN ON SLIPPERY
ROAD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR ILLINOIS CAN BE
OBTAINED AT WWW.GETTINGAROUNDILLINOIS.COM.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY IN YOUR
VEHICLE.
ILZ005-011-161000-
/O.UPG.KLOT.WW.Y.0010.260316T0300Z-260316T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.260316T0300Z-260316T1800Z/
MCHENRY-DE KALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WOODSTOCK, DEKALB, SYCAMORE, MCHENRY,
CRYSTAL LAKE, AND ALGONQUIN
651 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...DE KALB AND MCHENRY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND 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 BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR ILLINOIS CAN BE
OBTAINED AT WWW.GETTINGAROUNDILLINOIS.COM.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY IN YOUR
VEHICLE.
ILZ021-032-104>108-161000-
/O.EXB.KLOT.WW.Y.0010.260316T0600Z-260316T1800Z/
GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-
SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOKENA, COAL CITY, OAK FOREST, PEOTONE,
CHANNAHON, OAK LAWN, BOLINGBROOK, DWIGHT, ORLAND PARK, PONTIAC,
WILMINGTON, MANHATTAN, LA GRANGE, MINOOKA, PLAINFIELD, CHICAGO,
OAK PARK, PARK FOREST, CRETE, MORRIS, BEECHER, JOLIET, LEMONT,
CICERO, FAIRBURY, AND CALUMET CITY
651 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1
TO 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...LIVINGSTON, CENTRAL COOK, EASTERN WILL, GRUNDY, NORTHERN
WILL, SOUTHERN COOK, AND SOUTHERN WILL COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. 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.
ILZ006-012-013-019-020-103-161000-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0010.260316T0300Z-260316T1800Z/
LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-NORTHERN COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GURNEE, MARSEILLES, EVANSTON, MENDOTA,
DOWNERS GROVE, NORTHBROOK, WAUKEGAN, OTTAWA, OSWEGO, AURORA,
ELGIN, WHEATON, LOMBARD, DES PLAINES, NAPERVILLE, YORKVILLE,
STREATOR, LA SALLE, PALATINE, MUNDELEIN, BUFFALO GROVE, PLANO,
SCHAUMBURG, AND CAROL STREAM
651 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...LA SALLE, DUPAGE, KANE, KENDALL, LAKE IL, 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. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. 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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