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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
342 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025

ILZ019-021-023-032-033-039-107-108-INZ010-011-019-290000-
La Salle-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-Southern Will-
Eastern Will-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
Including the cities of Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota,
Marseilles, Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Kankakee, Bourbonnais,
Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Watseka, Gilman, Paxton,
Gibson City, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete, Peotone,
Beecher, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer, DeMotte,
Fowler, and Oxford
342 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025 /442 PM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025/

...Elevated Fire Danger This Afternoon and Early Evening...

Strong southwesterly winds, gusting 35 to 45 mph along with
relative humidities in the 25 to 35 percent range will result in
an elevated fire danger this afternoon and early evening for
locations roughly south of I-80. These areas received minimal
rainfall from showers and storms overnight.

Any fires that start in these conditions will have an increased
risk of spreading quickly. Avoid or delay any outdoor burning,
use extra caution with any farm machinery, and fully extinguish
cigarettes or matches before disposing of them properly.

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ILZ003>006-008-010>013-020-103>106-INZ001-002-290000-
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-
Kendall-Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
Lake IN-Porter-
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, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, 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, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso,
and Chesterton
342 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025

...Strong Southwesterly Wind Gusts This Afternoon...

Southwesterly winds will occasionally gust 40 to 45 mph this
afternoon. The strong winds will blow loose items about and could
potentially knock a few tree branches down.

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Carlaw