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WWUS73 KILX 120643
NPWILX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
143 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061-122000-
/O.NEW.KILX.DU.Y.0005.260512T1700Z-260513T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PEKIN, RUSHVILLE, PARIS, CHARLESTON,
PEORIA, LINCOLN, HAVANA, SHELBYVILLE, MONTICELLO, CHAMPAIGN,
GALESBURG, TOULON, SULLIVAN, BLOOMINGTON, CLINTON, CANTON,
DECATUR, JACKSONVILLE, NORMAL, WINCHESTER, PETERSBURG,
SPRINGFIELD, TAYLORVILLE, LACON, MATTOON, TUSCOLA, BEARDSTOWN,
DANVILLE, URBANA, AND EUREKA
143 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...VISIBILITY BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, AND WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 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'.
COPPLE
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