136  
WWUS73 KLOT 010140  
NPWLOT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
840 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2026  
 
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-106>108-INZ001-002-  
010-011-019-011145-  
/O.CON.KLOT.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260703T0500Z/  
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA  
SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NORTHERN  
WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-  
BENTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BYRON, OTTAWA, OXFORD, WOODSTOCK,  
WAUKEGAN, DEMOTTE, YORKVILLE, ELGIN, COAL CITY, BOLINGBROOK,  
RENSSELAER, OSWEGO, BUFFALO GROVE, ALGONQUIN, WHEATON, MUNDELEIN,  
PLANO, MOROCCO, CAROL STREAM, OREGON, MARSEILLES, GILMAN, JOLIET,  
ROCKFORD, MOKENA, FAIRBURY, CHANNAHON, PAXTON, LOMBARD, DIXON,  
BEECHER, MENDOTA, LA SALLE, MCHENRY, BRADLEY, PLAINFIELD,  
HAMMOND, PORTAGE, STREATOR, MORRIS, VALPARAISO, WATSEKA, DOWNERS  
GROVE, KANKAKEE, GIBSON CITY, NAPERVILLE, MANHATTAN, MINOOKA,  
ROCHELLE, DWIGHT, CHESTERTON, PONTIAC, ROSELAWN, SYCAMORE,  
WILMINGTON, PEOTONE, GARY, FOWLER, BELVIDERE, CRYSTAL LAKE,  
BOURBONNAIS, CRETE, AURORA, MERRILLVILLE, DEKALB, GURNEE, AND  
KENTLAND  
840 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2026 /940 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2026/  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /1 AM  
EDT/ THURSDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND  
105 EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT /1 AM EDT/ THURSDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DANGEROUS HEAT IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH  
THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BEGIN TO BRING SOME RELIEF FROM THE  
HEAT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR  
EVENING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 

 
 

 
 
ILZ103>105-011145-  
/O.CON.KLOT.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260703T0500Z/  
NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PALATINE, SCHAUMBURG, ORLAND PARK, OAK  
PARK, CHICAGO, NORTHBROOK, CICERO, DES PLAINES, OAK LAWN, CALUMET  
CITY, LA GRANGE, LEMONT, PARK FOREST, OAK FOREST, AND EVANSTON  
840 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT  
THURSDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND  
105 EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON.  
 
* WHERE...COOK COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DANGEROUS HEAT IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH  
THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS MAY BEGIN TO BRING SOME RELIEF FROM THE  
HEAT BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
THE MAGNITUDE OF ANTICIPATED HEAT, COMBINED WITH OPPRESSIVE WARMTH  
AT NIGHT WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY FOR THE  
ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING HEALTH CONDITIONS. RESIDENTS OF  
THE CITY OF CHICAGO CAN CALL 3 1 1 TO REQUEST WELL BEING CHECKS FOR  
ELDERLY FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS, OR FOR INFORMATION ON FINDING THE  
NEAREST COOLING CENTER.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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