Expected

At 502 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sturgis, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Sturgis, Coldwater, Bronson, Colon, Fawn River, Batavia, Burr Oak, Gilead, Sherwood, Howe, Lake Of The Woods, Findley, and Matteson Lake.

Winds from the southwest gusting up to 40 mph will lead to some areas of blowing dust in open/rural locations through the early evening. Drivers should be prepared for changes in visibility. These gusty winds and the resulting blowing dust will slowly subside around sunset.

At 217 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Termo, moving west at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Termo and Junction CA 139 And CA 513. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 415 PM CDT, the IL State Police reported highway 136 closed from near highway 54 eastward to the Champaign county line due to blowing dust. HAZARD...Less than one quarter mile with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Law enforcement. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. This includes the following highways... Interstate 57 between mile markers 233 and 241, and between mile markers 248 and 257. Interstate 72 between mile markers 148 and 182. Interstate 74 between mile markers 154 and 180.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph expected. Isolated gusts to 60 mph in the northern Coachella Valley below the San Gorgonio Pass. * WHERE...Apple and Lucerne Valleys and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Blowing dust may reduce visibility at times. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Eastern McLean County in central Illinois... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 330 PM CDT, a channel of dust was along a line extending from near Colfax to near Le Roy, and is nearly stationary or lifting northeast. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Public. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 142 and 145. Locations impacted include...

At 144 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Termo, moving southwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Termo and Ravendale. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Palm Beach County. * WHEN...Through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Piatt County in central Illinois... Eastern De Witt County in central Illinois... Southeastern McLean County in central Illinois... Western Champaign County in east central Illinois... Northeastern Macon County in central Illinois... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 311 PM CDT, dust channels were along a line extending from near Saybrook to Cerro Gordo and to the east. Media reported blowing dust near Mahomet at 305 pm.