Weather Alerts For Auburn, IL

# SUMMARY -------------------- The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a - Dust Storm Warning for... Southwestern Sangamon County in central Illinois... - Until 330 PM CDT. - At 227 PM CDT, a dust channel was over Divernon, or 7 miles northeast of Virden, and is nearly stationary. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Near zero visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE Law enforcement. IMPACT Dangerous life-threatening travel. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS Interstate 55 between mile markers 80 and 92. Interstate 72 between mile markers 83 and 99. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Springfield, Chatham, Auburn, Pawnee, New Berlin, Divernon, Loami, Southern View, Curran, Berlin, and Glenarm. ISSUED AT Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Lincoln IL HEADER BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED | Dust Storm Warning # 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, 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! # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Sangamon

# HEADLINE -------------------- BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. WHERE Portions of central, east central, and west central Illinois. WHEN Until 7 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. ISSUED AT Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Lincoln IL HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # 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'. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Moultrie, Vermilion, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Logan, Macon, Mason, McLean, Menard, Morgan, Piatt, Sangamon, Scott, Shelby, Tazewell, Woodford Including the cities of Pekin, Bloomington, Monticello, Mattoon, Paris, Springfield, Tuscola, Urbana, Lincoln, Petersburg, Winchester, Decatur, Beardstown, Danville, Jacksonville, Normal, Shelbyville, Havana, Clinton, Champaign, Charleston, Eureka, Taylorville, and Sullivan

There is a Marginal Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SUMMARY Isolated severe storms capable of hail and gusty winds are possible mainly this evening across northern/eastern Missouri into south-central Illinois. 20Z Update The previous forecast (see below) remains on track.

Pollen Index: 10.3 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Maple, Birch and Oak. The amount of pollen in the air for Monday will be falling but will remain in the high range. This forecast of lower pollen concentration is based on rising humidity and expected precipitation in the morning and evening which tends to wash pollen out of the air.