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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Chicago IL

941 AM CDT Mon May 4 2026



ILZ019>021-023-032-033-039-107-108-INZ001-002-010-011-019-042300-

/O.CON.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 Fowler, Rensselaer, Coal City, DeMotte,

Chesterton, Pontiac, Morocco, Ottawa, Mendota, Plano, Bradley,

Manhattan, La Salle, Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Gary, Kentland,

Beecher, Hammond, Minooka, Marseilles, Gibson City, Wilmington,

Crete, Dwight, Watseka, Streator, Morris, Portage, Paxton,

Channahon, Oxford, Valparaiso, Gilman, Yorkville, Peotone,

Roselawn, Oswego, Fairbury, and Merrillville

941 AM CDT Mon May 4 2026 /1041 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026/



...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /7 PM EDT/ 

THIS EVENING...



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

  expected. The blowing dust will occur in open agricultural areas.



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

  northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.



* WHEN...Until 6 PM CDT /7 PM EDT/ this evening.



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



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Visibility could vary rapidly over short distances. Slow down and 

exercise caution driving in open areas this afternoon.



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