Wind Advisory for McHenry Co., IL until 9:00 PM CST 2/28

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
126 PM CST Fri Feb 28 2025


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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 Gilman, Oxford, Fowler, DeMotte,
Merrillville, Belvidere, Oak Park, Yorkville, Joliet, Dwight,
Paxton, Cicero, Algonquin, Plainfield, Beecher, Wheaton, DeKalb,
Sycamore, Channahon, Portage, Rensselaer, Oregon, Ottawa,
Peotone, Pontiac, Evanston, Downers Grove, Crystal Lake, Lombard,
Buffalo Grove, Park Forest, Schaumburg, Northbrook, Gary,
Chesterton, Orland Park, Palatine, Gibson City, Manhattan, La
Salle, Naperville, Byron, Elgin, Valparaiso, Hammond, Lemont,
Rochelle, Chicago, Fairbury, Calumet City, Wilmington, Mendota,
Mundelein, Mokena, Dixon, Gurnee, Bourbonnais, Crete, Kankakee,
Carol Stream, Kentland, Marseilles, La Grange, Oak Forest,
McHenry, Aurora, Coal City, Oswego, Bradley, Minooka, Roselawn,
Woodstock, Morris, Morocco, Watseka, Oak Lawn, Plano, Waukegan,
Streator, Bolingbrook, Rockford, and Des Plaines
126 PM CST Fri Feb 28 2025 /226 PM EST Fri Feb 28 2025/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...West-northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 50
mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/ this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While wind gusts have temporarily eased in
some areas early this afternoon, expect them to quickly increase
again from the west-northwest through the afternoon following a
cold frontal passage.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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