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| 486 FLUS43 KLOT 220948 HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 348 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-231000- 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- 348 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 /448 AM EST Thu Jan 22 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Significant Excessive Cold Risk Tonight. DISCUSSION... Dangerously cold conditions are expected tonight with wind chills between 20 and 40 below zero. 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 through Wednesday... Limited Excessive Cold Risk. DISCUSSION... Dangerously cold conditions will continue through Saturday. Accumulating snow is becoming more likely Saturday night into Sunday though there is still uncertainty with this system. Extensive ice cover on area rivers may cause localized ice jam flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. $$ LMZ740>745-231000- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 348 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Hazardous conditions for small craft. Significant Freezing Spray Risk tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Friday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Significant Freezing Spray Risk. Sunday and Monday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. Wednesday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. $$ Visit us at www.weather.gov/chicago |
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