Weather Alert in Illinois
Dust Storm Warning issued May 16 at 6:42PM CDT until May 16 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Chicago IL
AREAS AFFECTED: Cook, IL; De Kalb, IL; DuPage, IL; Kane, IL
DESCRIPTION: At 640 PM CDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from near Hinckley to the south side of Chicago, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Less than one quarter mile visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60 mph. SOURCE...Automated weather stations. Midway Airport reported 1/4 mile visibility and a 59 mph wind gust. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. Including the following interstates... I-55 between mile markers 270 and 294. I-88 between mile markers 96 and 140. I-90 between mile markers 42 and 103. I-94 between mile markers 26 and 61. I-290 between mile markers 1 and 29. I-294 between mile markers 26 and 61. I-355 near mile marker 12, and between mile markers 15 and 30. Locations impacted include... West Town, Glendale Heights, Chicago Lawn, Englewood, Berkeley, Summit, Austin, West Garfield Park, Lisle, Near North Side, Aurora, Northlake, Stickney, Oakbrook Terrace, York Center, Westmont, South Elgin, South Barrington, Niles, Evanston, Grand Boulevard, Gilberts, South Shore, Armour Square, and Wayne. This includes... Argonne National Laboratory, Brookfield Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, Loyola University, Oakton Community College, Wintrust Field, SeatGeek Stadium, Triton College, University of Chicago, Aurora University, Benedictine University, College of DuPage, DuPage County Fairgrounds, Elgin Community College, Fermilab, Harper College, Hawthorne Race Course, IL Math and Science Academy, Kane County Cougars Ballpark, Morton Arboretum, Northeastern Illinois University, Northwestern University, Soldier Field, University of Illinois Chicago, Guaranteed Rate Field...IL Institute of Technology, Waubonsee Community College, Wheaton College, Wrigley Field, The Loop, Museum of Science and Industry, Museum Campus, Northerly Island, and North Central College.
INSTRUCTION: Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, then 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!
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
skypunch, and cloud hole.
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless,
smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud,
because it is thicker.
Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat
of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate
before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.
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