Saturday, February 23, 2019

High Wind Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 06:00 PM CST 2/24

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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 849 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019

…Strong Winds Late Tonight into Sunday Evening…

/O.CON.KLOT.HW.W.0001.190224T0900Z-190225T0000Z/ Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-DeKalb-Kane-DuPage-Cook- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Will-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Woodstock, Waukegan, Oregon, Dixon, DeKalb, Aurora, Elgin, Wheaton, Chicago, Ottawa, Oswego, Morris, Joliet, Kankakee, Pontiac, Watseka, Paxton, Gary, Valparaiso, Morocco, Rensselaer, and Fowler 849 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019 /949 PM EST Sat Feb 23 2019/

…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /4 AM EST/ TO 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ SUNDAY…

  • TIMING…Very strong west winds will develop late tonight and early Sunday morning and persist into Sunday evening.

  • WINDS…Sustained west winds of 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

  • IMPACTS…Difficult travel, especially for high profile vehicles on north to south roads. Unsecured objects outdoors blown around. Tree limb damage and sporadic power outages possible.

  • Scattered snow showers in the morning may produce near white- out conditions for brief periods in open areas of far northern Illinois.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.

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