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Heat Wave Persists Over the Central U.S.; Significant Flooding Expected in the Northern Mid-Atlantic Tuesday

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the Central U.S. this week, persisting across the Mid to Lower Mississippi Valleys, Gulf Coast, Southern Plains and portions of Texas. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late this week. Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding will spread from the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast the next few days. Read More >

...NOAA Weather Radio Outage Today, June 16, 2025...

Due to a scheduled system upgrade at the National Weather Service
in Chicago/Romeoville, IL, the following NOAA Weather Radios will be
off the air today:

 - KWO-39 Chicago, IL
 - KZZ-81 Lockport, IL
 - KZZ-57 Rockford, IL
 - WNG-536 DeKalb, IL
 - KZZ-55 Dixon, IL
 - WNG-689 Hebron, IN
 - KXI-41 Crystal Lake, IL
 - KXI-58 Plano, IL
 - WXK-24 Odell, IL
 - KXI-86 Crescent City, IL
 - KZZ-58 Kankakee, IL

We hope to resume broadcast weather information by this evening,
June 16, 2025. 

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please
visit weather.gov/chicago, or tune to local media for updated
weather information during this outage.

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NWS Chicago