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| 614 FLUS43 KLOT 222025 HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 225 PM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-232030- Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will- Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- 225 PM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 /325 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Significant Excessive Cold Risk. DISCUSSION... Dangerously cold conditions are expected tonight with wind chills of 20 to 40 below zero by late tonight. Extensive ice cover on area rivers may cause localized ice jam flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Friday... Significant Excessive Cold Risk. Saturday... Elevated Excessive Cold Risk. Limited Snow Risk. Sunday... Limited Excessive Cold Risk. Limited Snow Risk. Monday... Elevated Excessive Cold Risk. Wednesday... Limited Excessive Cold Risk. DISCUSSION... Dangerously cold conditions will continue through Saturday. Accumulating snow likely late Saturday into Sunday, especially southeast of a Peru to Waukegan line. Extensive ice cover on area rivers may cause localized ice jam flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. $$ LMZ740>745-232030- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 225 PM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Gale force winds and or very hazardous waves. Significant Freezing Spray Risk. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Friday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Significant Freezing Spray Risk. Sunday through Wednesday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. $$ - Izzi Visit us at www.weather.gov/chicago |
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