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Red Flag Warning issued March 14 at 10:12AM CDT until March 15 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL* Affected Area...Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Ogle, Lee, De Kalb,Kane, DuPage, La Salle, Kendall, Grundy, Will, Kankakee,Livingston, Iroquois and Ford Counties.* Timing...Until midnight CDT tonight.* Winds...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.* Relative Humidity...As low as 30 to 35 percent.* Impacts...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoorburning is strongly discouraged.A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditionsare either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination ofstrong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures cancontribute to extreme fire behavior.

National Weather Service

High Wind Watch issued March 14 at 10:23AM CDT until March 15 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, south winds 25 to 35 mph with gustsup to 55 mph expected. For the High Wind Watch, southwest winds 30to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible.* WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Illinois andnorthwest Indiana.* WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM CDTSaturday. For the High Wind Watch, from Saturday morning throughSaturday afternoon.* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult,especially for high profile vehicles. Gusty winds will blow aroundunsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few poweroutages may result.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds today are expected tooccur mid to late this evening, when sporadic gusts up to 60 mphmay occur. This will be closely followed by a fast moving line ofthunderstorms with strong to damaging winds.Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior tothe onset of winds.Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for highprofile vehicles. Use extra caution.

National Weather Service

Wind Advisory issued March 14 at 10:23AM CDT until March 15 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, south winds 25 to 35 mph with gustsup to 55 mph expected. For the High Wind Watch, southwest winds 30to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible.* WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Illinois andnorthwest Indiana.* WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM CDTSaturday. For the High Wind Watch, from Saturday morning throughSaturday afternoon.* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult,especially for high profile vehicles. Gusty winds will blow aroundunsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few poweroutages may result.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds today are expected tooccur mid to late this evening, when sporadic gusts up to 60 mphmay occur. This will be closely followed by a fast moving line ofthunderstorms with strong to damaging winds.Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior tothe onset of winds.Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for highprofile vehicles. Use extra caution.

National Weather Service