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WWUS73 KILX 262219
NPWILX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
519 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
ILZ036-040>057-061>063-270200-
/O.NEW.KILX.DU.Y.0001.260326T2219Z-260327T0200Z/
FULTON-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-
CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-
DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CANTON, RUSHVILLE, HAVANA, LINCOLN,
CLINTON, MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE, BEARDSTOWN,
PETERSBURG, WINCHESTER, JACKSONVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, TAYLORVILLE,
DECATUR, SULLIVAN, TUSCOLA, CHARLESTON, MATTOON, PARIS,
SHELBYVILLE, GREENUP, AND MARSHALL
519 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
..BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...BLOWING DUST
* WHERE...MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS
* WHEN...UNTIL 9PM CDT
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING
DUST. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND TO BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AFTER PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT, WINDS
WILL BECOME NORTHEASTERLY AND GUST 35-40MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST FROM FRESHLY PLOWED FARM FIELDS. THE DUST
WILL SETTLE ONCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BECOME MORE NUMEROUS
BY MID-EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.
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