Weather Alerts For Mattoon, IL

# 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: 10.1 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Maple, Birch and Oak. Pollen concentrations for Monday will be falling but will remain in the high range. This decrease is due to rising humidity and expected precipitation in the morning, afternoon and evening which tends to wash pollen out of the air. The lower pollen levels are significant and should help allergy sufferers to cope tomorrow.