Weather Alerts For Mackinaw, IL

# HEADLINE -------------------- BLOWING DUST ADVISORY 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 1:33 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

Pollen Index: 10.4 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Maple, Birch and Oak. The amount of pollen in the air for Monday will not change appreciably and will remain in the very high range. This lack of change in airborne pollen will continue to affect those who suffer from allergies and those who live with the allergy sufferers.