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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1124 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILZ003>005-008-010-011-161430-
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALGONQUIN, CRYSTAL LAKE, WOODSTOCK,
OREGON, DIXON, BYRON, DEKALB, ROCKFORD, ROCHELLE, MCHENRY,
SYCAMORE, AND BELVIDERE
1124 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND
10 INCHES, HIGHEST NEAR AND WEST OF THE I-39 CORRIDOR. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A LIGHT GLAZE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 TO
50 MPH.
* WHERE...BOONE, DE KALB, LEE, OGLE, WINNEBAGO, AND MCHENRY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL
TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
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.
ILZ006-012-013-019-020-103-161430-
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LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-NORTHERN COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARSEILLES, LA SALLE, SCHAUMBURG, DOWNERS
GROVE, STREATOR, GURNEE, WAUKEGAN, AURORA, OTTAWA, NAPERVILLE,
DES PLAINES, PALATINE, EVANSTON, WHEATON, ELGIN, YORKVILLE,
PLANO, NORTHBROOK, OSWEGO, MUNDELEIN, BUFFALO GROVE, LOMBARD,
CAROL STREAM, AND MENDOTA
1124 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES, HIGHEST ACROSS NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE ADVISORY AREA. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A LIGHT GLAZE. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...LA SALLE, DUPAGE, KANE, KENDALL, LAKE IL, AND NORTHERN
COOK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES,
PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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.
ILZ021-032-104>108-161430-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0010.260316T0600Z-260316T1800Z/
GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-
SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEECHER, PEOTONE, COAL CITY, CRETE,
MANHATTAN, LEMONT, FAIRBURY, CICERO, PLAINFIELD, CHICAGO, JOLIET,
DWIGHT, MORRIS, OAK PARK, WILMINGTON, CHANNAHON, PONTIAC, ORLAND
PARK, PARK FOREST, MOKENA, OAK LAWN, CALUMET CITY, LA GRANGE,
BOLINGBROOK, OAK FOREST, AND MINOOKA
1124 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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.
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