WWUS83 KLOT 280940 SPSLOT Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 440 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-281500- 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- Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake, Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove, Mundelein, Gurnee, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, DeKalb, Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota, Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City, Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, La Grange, Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, and Beecher 440 AM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 ...Strong Southerly Winds this Afternoon and Evening... Strong southerly winds of 40 to 45 mph will develop this afternoon and continue through this evening. These gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. These strong winds may also create areas of blowing dust and locally reduced visibilities in rural areas, particularly near any recently plowed fields. $$ KJB