Non-Precipitation Warnings / Watches / Advisories
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
983 WWUS73 KILX 220115 NPWILX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lincoln IL 815 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 ILZ037-038-042>045-053-220500- /O.NEW.KILX.DU.W.0001.240522T0115Z-240522T0500Z/ Tazewell-McLean-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Macon- Including the cities of Normal, Champaign, Pekin, Monticello, Urbana, Lincoln, Clinton, Decatur, and Bloomington 815 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 ...BLOWING DUST WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * WHAT...Widespread blowing dust. * WHERE...De Witt, Logan, Macon, McLean, Piatt, Tazewell, and Champaign Counties. * WHEN...Until midnight CDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Severely limited visibilities are expected. Travel will be dangerous and possibly life-threatening. 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`. && $$ Shimon