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WWUS73 KLOT 030504
NPWLOT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1204 AM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026
ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-103>108-INZ001-002-030615-
/O.EXP.KLOT.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260703T0500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA
SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-NORTHERN COOK-CENTRAL COOK-SOUTHERN COOK-
NORTHERN WILL-SOUTHERN WILL-EASTERN WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHEATON, LEMONT, PARK FOREST, BYRON, OAK
PARK, NAPERVILLE, LOMBARD, ELGIN, MINOOKA, SCHAUMBURG, PALATINE,
CRYSTAL LAKE, CALUMET CITY, OSWEGO, GARY, DEKALB, BELVIDERE,
PLAINFIELD, CAROL STREAM, DIXON, OTTAWA, OAK LAWN, MORRIS,
WAUKEGAN, MANHATTAN, STREATOR, SYCAMORE, PLANO, MCHENRY,
CHESTERTON, ROCKFORD, MOKENA, CHICAGO, OREGON, YORKVILLE, DES
PLAINES, CRETE, DOWNERS GROVE, GURNEE, MERRILLVILLE, CICERO,
PEOTONE, ALGONQUIN, COAL CITY, AURORA, LA SALLE, OAK FOREST,
VALPARAISO, MENDOTA, WOODSTOCK, MARSEILLES, ROCHELLE,
BOLINGBROOK, EVANSTON, BEECHER, WILMINGTON, BUFFALO GROVE, LA
GRANGE, PORTAGE, CHANNAHON, JOLIET, MUNDELEIN, ORLAND PARK,
NORTHBROOK, AND HAMMOND
1204 AM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING HAS EXPIRED
THUNDERSTORMS AND THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW HAVE HELPED COOL CONDITIONS
NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. ACCORDINGLY, THE EXTREME HEAT
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH PEAK HEAT INDICES IN THE 95 TO 100
DEGREE RANGE.
ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-031515-
/O.CON.KLOT.XH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260704T0000Z/
KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRADLEY, OXFORD, RENSSELAER, PONTIAC,
GIBSON CITY, WATSEKA, GILMAN, PAXTON, MOROCCO, ROSELAWN,
BOURBONNAIS, FAIRBURY, KENTLAND, DEMOTTE, FOWLER, KANKAKEE, AND
DWIGHT
1204 AM CDT FRI JUL 3 2026 /104 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 2026/
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105
DEGREES IN THE 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/ THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.
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.
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.
PETR
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