746 AM CST Wed Jan 14 2026
...A BAND OF HEAVY WIND DRIVEN WITH RAPIDLY DECREASING VISIBILITY
AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...
At 742 AM CST, a snow squall was located along a line extending from
6 miles south of Newark to near Lemont to New Chicago to near
Westville, moving south at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts
OF 40 to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
Including the following interstates... I-55 between mile markers 225
and 268.
I-57 between mile markers 322 and 358.
I-80 between mile markers 104 and 155.
I-90 near mile marker 107.
I-94 between mile markers 63 and 74.
I-294 between mile markers 63 and 74.
I-355 between mile markers 1 and 12.
Indiana I-80 between mile markers 1 and 16.
Indiana I-90 between mile markers 1 and 37.
Indiana I-94 between mile markers 16 and 32.
Indiana I-65 between mile markers 239 and 261.
This snow squall will be near... Joliet, Orland Park, Tinley Park,
Merrillville, Valparaiso, Chicago Heights, Schererville, Hobart,
Lansing, and Oak Forest around 750 AM CST.
Richton Park, University Park, Manhattan, and Elwood around 755 AM
CST.
Cedar Lake, Hebron, and Monee around 800 AM CST.
Braidwood, Wilmington, Coal City, Beecher, Diamond, Kouts, Lake
Dalecarlia, and Mazon around 805 AM CST.
Lowell, Lakewood Shores, and Braceville around 810 AM CST.
Peotone and Gardner around 815 AM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
