Weather Alerts for DuPage County ILIssued by the National Weather Service |
 COLD WEATHER ADVISORY |
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| DUPAGE COUNTY IL | ||
Areas Affected: Winnebago - Boone - McHenry - Lake - 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 |
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| Effective: Sun, 1/18 7:39pm | Updated: Sun, 1/18 11:02pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Mon, 1/19 5:45am | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below to 25 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Illinois. * WHEN...From 3 AM to noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Information: Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. |
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 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT |
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| DUPAGE COUNTY IL | ||
Areas Affected: Winnebago - Boone - McHenry - Lake - 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 |
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| Effective: Sun, 1/18 8:40pm | Updated: Sun, 1/18 11:02pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Mon, 1/19 12:00am | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Observed |
Details:
Strong northwest winds will develop late this evening and overnight behind an arctic cold front, gusting up to 40 mph. In addition, scattered wind-whipped snow showers will accompany this front as it moves east across the region. The most robust snow showers will result in localized sharply-reduced visibilities as low as a half mile and quick additional snow accumulations of a coating up to one inch. |
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