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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
431 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026

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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Illinois...northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited Thunderstorm Risk...with an associated:
     Level 1 of 5 Tornado Risk.
     Level 2 of 5 Damaging Wind Risk...up to 60 mph.
  Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
  Elevated Snow and Blowing Snow Risk late tonight.

DISCUSSION...

Gusty southwest non-thunderstorm winds will persist through the
evening with gusts upwards of 40 to 45 mph. The strongest winds
are expected south of I-80.

A line of showers and thunderstorms will continue across northern
Illinois and northwest Indiana through early evening. A few
storms could become strong to severe with mainly a damaging wind
threat for areas along and south of a Pontiac to Valparaiso line.

Rain will change over to snow late tonight. The greatest snow
accumulations and travel impacts are expected to occur west of a
LaSalle-Peru to Waukegan, IL line. Strong northwesterly winds will
also lead to blowing snow in open areas.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Monday...
  Elevated Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
  Limited Snow and Blowing Snow Risk.
Tuesday...
  Limited Snow Risk.

DISCUSSION...

Strong northwesterly winds, snow, and blowing snow will continue
through the day on Monday.

Another round of snow is likely to occur Tuesday night into
Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotters may be needed through early evening.

GENERAL STORM MOTION OF THE DAY:

  Moving toward the east-northeast at 60 to 65 mph.

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