772  
WWUS43 KLOT 161900  
WSWLOT  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
200 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
ILZ012-019>021-032-039-170000-  
/O.EXB.KLOT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260317T0000Z/  
KANE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-FORD-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLANO, OSWEGO, MORRIS, STREATOR, COAL  
CITY, PONTIAC, MINOOKA, YORKVILLE, LA SALLE, ELGIN, MENDOTA,  
MARSEILLES, FAIRBURY, PAXTON, DWIGHT, GIBSON CITY, OTTAWA, AND  
AURORA  
200 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS  
40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...LIVINGSTON, FORD, LA SALLE, GRUNDY, KANE, AND KENDALL  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON NORTH  
TO SOUTH ROADS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY  
EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR ILLINOIS CAN BE OBTAINED AT  
WWW.GETTINGAROUNDILLINOIS.COM.  
 

 
 

 
 
ILZ023-033-105>108-INZ001-002-010-011-019-170000-  
/O.EXB.KLOT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260317T0000Z/  
KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-  
EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VALPARAISO, PLAINFIELD, CHANNAHON,  
CALUMET CITY, BRADLEY, OAK FOREST, OXFORD, MOROCCO, JOLIET,  
ROSELAWN, HAMMOND, PEOTONE, KANKAKEE, WILMINGTON, DEMOTTE, PARK  
FOREST, BOLINGBROOK, WATSEKA, KENTLAND, BEECHER, LEMONT, MOKENA,  
CHESTERTON, GILMAN, ORLAND PARK, BOURBONNAIS, FOWLER, CRETE,  
GARY, MERRILLVILLE, PORTAGE, MANHATTAN, AND RENSSELAER  
200 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026 /300 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026/  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND  
NORTHWEST INDIANA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON NORTH  
TO SOUTH ROADS AND UNDER THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE  
QUARTER MILE EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR ILLINOIS CAN BE OBTAINED AT  
WWW.GETTINGAROUNDILLINOIS.COM. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
INDIANA CAN BE OBTAINED AT HTTPS://511IN.ORG.  
 

 
 

 
 
ILZ003>005-008-010-011-170000-  
/O.EXT.KLOT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260317T0000Z/  
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DEKALB, SYCAMORE, ROCHELLE, ALGONQUIN,  
ROCKFORD, BYRON, WOODSTOCK, OREGON, CRYSTAL LAKE, DIXON,  
BELVIDERE, AND MCHENRY  
200 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS  
40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BOONE, DE KALB, LEE, OGLE, WINNEBAGO, AND MCHENRY COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON NORTH  
TO SOUTH ROADS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY  
EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
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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