Snow Squall Warning, Illinois

Map

Details from the National Weather Service

What

Flash freeze on roads. Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts greater than 50 mph could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Squall now

At 8:32 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Herscher to near Bourbonnais to Shelby to near Wheatfield, moving south at 35 mph.

Impacts

Dangerous and life-threatening travel conditions are expected to develop rapidly in the warning area.

Highways

Including the following interstates... I-57 between mile markers 291 and 316. Indiana I-65 between mile markers 209 and 227. This snow squall will be near... Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Momence, Herscher, Lake Village, Limestone, Aroma Park, and Hopkins Park around 8:40 in the morning. St. Anne around 8:45 in the morning. Rensselaer and Chebanse around 8:50 in the morning. Clifton, Morocco, and Hanging Grove around 8:55 in the morning. Brook, Ashkum, and Martinton around 9 in the morning.

Seen by

Radar and trained spotter.

Updates

1. Wednesday 9:19 in the morning
   Allowed to end on time. January 14, 2026
2. Wednesday 8:33 in the morning
   Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 14, 2026
3. Wednesday 8:20 in the morning
   Snow Squall Warning issued until Wednesday, 9:15 in the morning. January 14, 2026