Illinois Dust Storm Warning | Effective 05/04/2026 13:32

Headline: 
Dust Storm Warning issued May 4 at 3:32PM CDT until May 4 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 4, 2026 - 1:32pm
Expires: 
May 4, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
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... Colfax, Downs, Saybrook, Arrowsmith, Cropsey, Ellsworth, Cooksville, Anchor, Holder, and Moraine View State Park.
Instruction: 
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
Area Description: 
McLean, IL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL