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WWUS43 KLOT 162303
WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
603 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
ILZ003>005-008-010>012-019>021-023-032-033-039-105>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-170500-
/O.EXT.KLOT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-260317T0500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-
GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-SOUTHERN COOK-NORTHERN
WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-
BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILMINGTON, BELVIDERE, BOURBONNAIS, GARY,
BYRON, JOLIET, KENTLAND, WOODSTOCK, MOROCCO, DIXON, MERRILLVILLE,
MCHENRY, FOWLER, GILMAN, STREATOR, CALUMET CITY, DEKALB, PONTIAC,
BRADLEY, ALGONQUIN, ROCHELLE, ELGIN, ORLAND PARK, COAL CITY,
CHANNAHON, ROSELAWN, AURORA, KANKAKEE, MINOOKA, GIBSON CITY,
OSWEGO, CHESTERTON, PARK FOREST, YORKVILLE, PLAINFIELD, WATSEKA,
CRYSTAL LAKE, SYCAMORE, PLANO, PAXTON, OTTAWA, CRETE, VALPARAISO,
BEECHER, OAK FOREST, ROCKFORD, LA SALLE, MORRIS, FAIRBURY,
MANHATTAN, OREGON, PEOTONE, DWIGHT, OXFORD, PORTAGE, BOLINGBROOK,
MARSEILLES, MOKENA, RENSSELAER, MENDOTA, HAMMOND, DEMOTTE, AND
LEMONT
603 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026 /703 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO
IN SPOTS, MAINLY IN OPEN AREAS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WEST NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO RESULT IN SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS THIS
EVENING. SOME LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS,
MAINLY ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS, WHICH MAY ALSO BECOME DRIFTED
OVER AND SNOW COVERED.
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.
- IZZI
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