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WWUS43 KLOT 160855
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
355 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
ILZ003>005-008-010-011-161800-
/O.CON.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
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
355 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...OCCASIONAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES, HIGHEST NEAR AND WEST OF THE
I-39 CORRIDOR. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...BOONE, DE KALB, LEE, OGLE, WINNEBAGO, AND MCHENRY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES 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.
ILZ006-012-013-019-020-103-161800-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260316T1800Z/
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
355 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...LA SALLE, DUPAGE, KANE, KENDALL, LAKE IL, AND NORTHERN
COOK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
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>108-161800-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-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
355 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
TWO 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 THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW MAY 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.
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