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Home Return to list Blowing Dust Advisory 0006 Issued by the Lincoln Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-17 17:41:32 757 WWUS73 KILX 172240 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 540 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026 ILZ031-037-038-041>053-180100- /O.NEW.KILX.DU.Y.0006.260517T2240Z-260518T0100Z/ Woodford-Tazewell-McLean-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign- Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon- Including the cities of Jacksonville, Lincoln, Pekin, Danville, Springfield, Petersburg, Clinton, Decatur, Normal, Monticello, Champaign, Eureka, Bloomington, Beardstown, Havana, Urbana, Winchester, and Taylorville 540 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central Illinois. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. 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. && $$ Deubelbeiss Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-05-17 20:19:07 949 WWUS73 KILX 180118 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 818 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026 ILZ031-037-038-041>053-180230- /O.EXP.KILX.DU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260518T0100Z/ Woodford-Tazewell-McLean-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign- Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon- Including the cities of Jacksonville, Lincoln, Pekin, Danville, Springfield, Petersburg, Clinton, Decatur, Normal, Monticello, Champaign, Eureka, Bloomington, Beardstown, Havana, Urbana, Winchester, and Taylorville 818 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... As winds continue to slowly diminish, a few patches of blowing dust reducing visibility to under a mile may linger late into the evening. Use caution if traveling. $$ Deubelbeiss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||