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WWUS53 KILX 031931
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
231 PM CDT SUN MAY 3 2026
ILC107-167-032030-
/O.NEW.KILX.DS.W.0005.260503T1931Z-260503T2030Z/
LOGAN-SANGAMON-
231 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 330 PM CDT.
* AT 231 PM CDT, A DUST CHANNEL WAS OVER WILLIAMSVILLE, OR 10 MILES
EAST OF ATHENS, AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY.
HAZARD...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WIND IN EXCESS OF 40
MPH.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 109 AND 116.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILLIAMSVILLE AND ELKHART.
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 3996 8957 4006 8951 4002 8943
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 221DEG 0KT 3998 8953
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