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WWUS53 KLOT 162238
DSWLOT
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE
538 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
ILC053-075-105-INC007-073-111-162345-
/O.CON.KLOT.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250516T2345Z/
LIVINGSTON IL-FORD IL-IROQUOIS IL-BENTON IN-NEWTON IN-JASPER IN-
538 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
...A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT/745 PM
EDT/ FOR LIVINGSTON...FORD...IROQUOIS...BENTON...NEWTON AND SOUTHERN
JASPER COUNTIES...
AT 537 PM CDT/637 PM EDT/, A WALL OF DUST WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM NEAR STREATOR, IL TO NEAR RENSSELAER, IN MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH DAMAGING WIND
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 188 AND 218.
I-57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 258 AND 301.
INDIANA I-65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 200 AND 220.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUCKLEY, MARTINTON, CLAYTONVILLE, CRESCENT CITY, CULLOM, EARL PARK,
CISSNA PARK, PIPER CITY, FLANAGAN, MOROCCO, KEMPTON, ODELL, DWIGHT,
REMINGTON, WELLINGTON, CAMPUS, THAWVILLE, DONOVAN, FORREST, BOSWELL,
WADENA, PONTIAC, CLIFTON, GIBSON CITY, AND GOODLAND.
THIS INCLUDES... US 41 DRAGWAY.
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, THEN 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 4091 8699 4084 8699 4084 8710 4048 8709
4049 8794 4040 8793 4040 8846 4062 8846
4062 8857 4076 8858 4075 8893 4111 8893
4111 8826 4099 8825 4102 8693 4091 8693
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 215DEG 24KT 4108 8823 4093 8672
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