Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Dust Storm Warning for... Southern Kendall County in northeastern Illinois... La Salle County in north central Illinois... Will County in northeastern Illinois... Grundy County in northeastern Illinois... Kankakee County in northeastern Illinois... Northern Newton County in northwestern Indiana... Southern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... Lake County in northwestern Indiana... Northern Jasper County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 531 PM CDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from near Minonk, IL to near Rensselaer, IN moving north at 60 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Emergency Management. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. Including the following interstates... I-39 between mile markers 41 and 65. I-55 between mile markers 219 and 248. I-57 between mile markers 302 and 337. I-80 between mile markers 73 and 123. Indiana I-65 between mile markers 221 and 252. Locations impacted include... Wheatfield, Cedar Lake, Limestone, Oglesby, Roselawn, Marseilles, DeMotte, Channahon, Hopkins Park, Ottawa, Elwood, La Salle, Kangley, Manteno, Rutland, St. John, Naplate, Aroma Park, Dana, Parr, Godley, Manhattan, Malden, Peru, and Crete. This includes... Valparaiso University, Buffalo Rock State Park, Channahon State Park, Gebhard Woods State Park, Governors State University, Grundy County Speedway and Fairgrounds, Illini State Park, Illinois Valley Community College, Kankakee Community College, Kankakee County Fairgrounds and Speedway, Kankakee River State Park, Lake County Fairgrounds, Matthiessen State Park, Olivet Nazarine University, Porter County Fairgrounds, Starved Rock State Park, Will County Fairgrounds, and William G Stratton State Park.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GRUNDY, IL ... KANKAKEE, IL ... KENDALL, IL ... LA SALLE, IL ... WILL, IL ... JASPER, IN ... LAKE, IN ... NEWTON, IN ... PORTER, IN

Instructions:

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!