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WWUS73 KLOT 021848
NPWLOT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
148 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2026
ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-030500-
/O.EXT.KLOT.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260704T0000Z/
KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OXFORD, FAIRBURY, RENSSELAER, ROSELAWN,
KENTLAND, DWIGHT, FOWLER, KANKAKEE, PAXTON, GIBSON CITY,
BOURBONNAIS, MOROCCO, DEMOTTE, BRADLEY, PONTIAC, WATSEKA, AND
GILMAN
148 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2026 /248 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2026/
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105
DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* WHERE...IN ILLINOIS, LIVINGSTON, FORD, IROQUOIS, AND KANKAKEE
COUNTIES. IN INDIANA, BENTON, JASPER, AND NEWTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. STAY COOL, STAY HYDRATED, STAY INFORMED.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-106>108-INZ001-002-030500-
/O.CON.KLOT.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260703T0500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA
SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUFFALO GROVE, WAUKEGAN, BYRON,
ALGONQUIN, BOLINGBROOK, CHANNAHON, LA SALLE, CRYSTAL LAKE,
JOLIET, WILMINGTON, MERRILLVILLE, COAL CITY, ELGIN, GURNEE,
MANHATTAN, PORTAGE, MOKENA, CAROL STREAM, DEKALB, MUNDELEIN,
PLANO, AURORA, STREATOR, WHEATON, MARSEILLES, DOWNERS GROVE,
CHESTERTON, OSWEGO, GARY, HAMMOND, OREGON, PEOTONE, OTTAWA,
DIXON, MENDOTA, YORKVILLE, VALPARAISO, MINOOKA, SYCAMORE,
ROCHELLE, BEECHER, CRETE, NAPERVILLE, PLAINFIELD, BELVIDERE,
MORRIS, WOODSTOCK, MCHENRY, LOMBARD, AND ROCKFORD
148 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105
DEGREES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. STAY COOL, STAY HYDRATED, STAY INFORMED.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
ILZ103>105-030500-
/O.CON.KLOT.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260703T0500Z/
NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LA GRANGE, DES PLAINES, NORTHBROOK,
LEMONT, CHICAGO, PARK FOREST, SCHAUMBURG, EVANSTON, CICERO,
CALUMET CITY, PALATINE, OAK PARK, OAK FOREST, OAK LAWN, AND
ORLAND PARK
148 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO
105 DEGREES.
* WHERE...CENTRAL COOK, NORTHERN COOK, AND SOUTHERN COOK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
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. STAY COOL, STAY HYDRATED, STAY INFORMED.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
RC
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