Thursday, April 14, 2022

High Wind Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 7:00 PM CDT 4/14

WWUS73 KLOT 141541
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1041 AM CDT Thu Apr 14 2022


/O.UPG.KLOT.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-220415T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.HW.W.0001.220414T1541Z-220415T0000Z/
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-
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,
Beecher, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso,
Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer, DeMotte,
Fowler, and Oxford
1041 AM CDT Thu Apr 14 2022 /1141 AM EDT Thu Apr 14 2022/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds gusting to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be hazardous
for high profile vehicles, especially on north-south oriented
roadways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

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