Weather Alerts For Saint Elmo, 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 Fayette IL, Montgomery IL, Greene IL, and Macoupin IL Counties. WHEN Until 7 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. ISSUED AT Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service St Louis MO 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 -------------------- Fayette IL, Greene IL, Macoupin IL, Montgomery IL Including the cities of Vandalia and Litchfield

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.