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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
338 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026

ILZ019>021-023-032-033-039-105>108-201830-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260220T2200Z/
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern Will-Eastern Will-
Including the cities of Plainfield, Bradley, Streator, Channahon,
Peotone, La Salle, Lemont, Beecher, Bolingbrook, Gibson City,
Kankakee, Paxton, Fairbury, Orland Park, Watseka, Yorkville,
Crete, Pontiac, Plano, Mokena, Oak Forest, Ottawa, Marseilles,
Dwight, Calumet City, Park Forest, Wilmington, Mendota, Joliet,
Bourbonnais, Manhattan, Oswego, Morris, Gilman, Coal City, and
Minooka
338 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Livingston, Ford, Iroquois, La Salle, Eastern Will,
  Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, Northern Will, Southern Cook, and
  Southern Will Counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM CST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-103-104-INZ001-002-010-011-019-201830-
/O.CON.KLOT.WI.Y.0003.260220T1200Z-260220T2200Z/
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-
Northern Cook-Central Cook-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
Including the cities of Merrillville, Byron, Oak Park, Woodstock,
Des Plaines, Morocco, Cicero, La Grange, Naperville, Belvidere,
Elgin, Fowler, DeKalb, Valparaiso, Rensselaer, Palatine,
Rochelle, Chesterton, Crystal Lake, Rockford, Schaumburg,
Chicago, DeMotte, Oregon, Gary, Downers Grove, Oxford, Portage,
Lombard, Dixon, Oak Lawn, Carol Stream, Kentland, Gurnee,
Mundelein, Hammond, Northbrook, Algonquin, Sycamore, Wheaton,
Evanston, Buffalo Grove, Waukegan, Aurora, Roselawn, and McHenry
338 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026 /438 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /5 PM EST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Illinois and
  northwest Indiana.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM CST /5 PM EST/ this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

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