BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NWS LINCOLN IL 143 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061-130000- /O.NEW.KILX.DU.Y.0005.260512T1700Z-260513T0000Z/ 1200 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026 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- ...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'.
