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WWUS53 KILX 031902
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
202 PM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
ILC107-167-031930-
/O.NEW.KILX.DS.W.0002.260503T1902Z-260503T1930Z/
LOGAN-SANGAMON-
202 PM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEASTERN SANGAMON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 230 PM CDT.
* AT 201 PM CDT, A DUST CHANNEL WAS OVER WILLIAMSVILLE, OR 8 MILES
EAST OF ATHENS, AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY.
HAZARD...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WIND IN EXCESS OF 40
MPH.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 109 AND 122.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILLIAMSVILLE, ELKHART, AND BROADWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DUST STORMS LEAD TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. IF DRIVING, AVOID DUST STORMS IF POSSIBLE. IF
CAUGHT IN ONE, PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS AND KEEP YOUR
FOOT OFF THE BRAKE.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO A DUST STORM. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
LAT...LON 3993 8951 3995 8958 4012 8948 4011 8933
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 265DEG 0KT 3995 8956
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