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WWUS73 KLOT 271618
NPWLOT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1118 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-103>108-INZ001-002-272100-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WI.Y.0007.260427T1700Z-260427T2100Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA
SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN
COOK-NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OAK LAWN, MENDOTA, MINOOKA, DOWNERS
GROVE, DES PLAINES, ROCKFORD, SYCAMORE, JOLIET, BOURBONNAIS,
BUFFALO GROVE, GURNEE, KANKAKEE, DIXON, BELVIDERE, BOLINGBROOK,
MANHATTAN, COAL CITY, LA GRANGE, OSWEGO, CAROL STREAM, CALUMET
CITY, WILMINGTON, BYRON, DEKALB, YORKVILLE, CRYSTAL LAKE,
WHEATON, OTTAWA, MOKENA, AURORA, STREATOR, MARSEILLES, EVANSTON,
ORLAND PARK, OREGON, PALATINE, CRETE, PLAINFIELD, BEECHER,
MUNDELEIN, SCHAUMBURG, MERRILLVILLE, OAK FOREST, CHICAGO,
CHANNAHON, PLANO, NAPERVILLE, WAUKEGAN, WOODSTOCK, LEMONT,
HAMMOND, VALPARAISO, LOMBARD, GARY, PORTAGE, ALGONQUIN, MORRIS,
BRADLEY, PARK FOREST, CHESTERTON, CICERO, NORTHBROOK, ROCHELLE,
ELGIN, LA SALLE, PEOTONE, OAK PARK, AND MCHENRY
1118 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR BRIEF LOCALIZED
GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 60 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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