Headline:
Blowing Dust Advisory issued May 4 at 2:37AM CDT until May 4 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event:
Blowing Dust Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 4, 2026 - 12:37am
Expires:
May 4, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Localized visibility below one-half mile in blowing dust
expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central
Illinois.
* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to locally reduced
visibility.
Instruction:
If you encounter blowing dust on the roadway or see it approaching,
pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park.
Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal.
Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'.
Area Description:
Woodford; Tazewell; McLean; Mason; Logan; De Witt; Piatt; Champaign; Vermilion; Cass; Menard; Morgan; Sangamon; Christian; Macon; Moultrie; Douglas; Coles; Edgar; Shelby
Forcast Office:
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov