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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Chicago IL

223 PM CDT Mon May 4 2026



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

/O.CON.KLOT.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-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

223 PM CDT Mon May 4 2026 /323 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026/



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

THIS EVENING...



* WHAT...Patchy blowing dust with localized visibility of one mile 

  or less expected. The blowing dust will occur near 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...Locally reduced visibility may lead to locally hazardous 

  driving conditions.



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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