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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Lincoln IL

241 PM CDT Mon May 4 2026



ILZ031-037-038-041>048-050>057-061-042300-

/O.CON.KILX.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260504T2300Z/

Woodford-Tazewell-McLean-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-

Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-

Douglas-Coles-Edgar-Shelby-

Including the cities of Danville, Charleston, Urbana, Paris,

Bloomington, Pekin, Shelbyville, Monticello, Taylorville,

Sullivan, Havana, Champaign, Tuscola, Normal, Springfield,

Decatur, Petersburg, Clinton, Lincoln, Mattoon, Jacksonville,

Eureka, and Beardstown

241 PM CDT Mon May 4 2026



...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS 

EVENING...



* WHAT...Areas of visibility between one quarter and one mile due to 

  blowing dust.



* WHERE...Much of central Illinois east of the Illinois River and 

  north of I-70.



* WHEN...Until 6 PM CDT this evening.



* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Some rain fell south of I-72 during the 

  morning, which may help keep the blowing dust risk lower in that 

  area.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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'.



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Geelhart