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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Chicago IL

259 AM CDT Mon May 4 2026



ILZ019>021-023-032-033-039-107-108-INZ001-002-010-011-019-041600-

/O.NEW.KLOT.DU.Y.0001.260504T1600Z-260504T2300Z/

La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-

Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-

Including the cities of Chesterton, Kentland, Kankakee, Gilman,

Marseilles, Merrillville, Gibson City, Bradley, Rensselaer,

Channahon, Minooka, Streator, Pontiac, Oxford, Coal City, Paxton,

Hammond, La Salle, Oswego, Manhattan, Mendota, Fairbury, Gary,

Wilmington, Morocco, DeMotte, Yorkville, Valparaiso, Morris,

Beecher, Roselawn, Ottawa, Portage, Plano, Bourbonnais, Dwight,

Peotone, Fowler, Watseka, and Crete

259 AM CDT Mon May 4 2026 /359 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026/



...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING TO 6 

PM CDT THIS EVENING...



* WHAT...Visibility as low as a quarter mile in blowing dust, 

  particularly in open agricultural areas.



* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and 

  northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.



* WHEN...From 11 AM CDT this morning to 6 PM CDT this evening.



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



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Visibility could vary rapidly over short 

  distances, slow down and exercise caution driving in open areas 

  this afternoon.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay 

indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in 

visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing 

sand 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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- Izzi