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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
111 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
WYC001-021-122115-
/O.NEW.KCYS.DS.W.0002.260312T1911Z-260312T2115Z/
ALBANY WY-LARAMIE WY-
111 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ALBANY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING...
SOUTHWESTERN LARAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING...
* UNTIL 315 PM MDT.
* AT 109 PM MDT, A SIGNIFICANT AREA OF BLOWING DIRT AND DUST WAS
OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE MOUNTAINS, AND BEING CARRIED
EASTWARD BY WESTERLY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH DAMAGING WIND IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS, HIGHWAY ROAD OBSERVATIONS, AND
SATELLITE DATA ALL INDICATE BLOWING DUST MOVING EASTWARD.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
*
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 25 IN WYOMING BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 30.
INTERSTATE 80 IN WYOMING BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 335 AND 380.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHEYENNE, HAPPY VALLEY, FEDERAL, TABLE MOUNTAIN RANCHES, WILLADSEN
ESTATES, ROCKING STAR RANCH, SILVER SAGE ESTATES, GRANITE CANON, FOX
FARM-COLLEGE, CHEYENNE REGIONAL AIRPORT, WINCHESTER HILLS, NORTH CROW
CAMPGROUND, RANCHETTES, WARREN AFB, FRONTIER PARK, NORTH CHEYENNE,
HORSE CREEK, CURT GOWDY STATE PARK, BISON CROSSING, AND LARAMIE
COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AT ARCHER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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!
THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE ON A HIGHWAY WHEN A DUST STORM HITS.
VISIBILITY CAN BE LOST IMMEDIATELY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
TO SLOW DOWN AND AVOID STOPPED VEHICLES. DELAY TRAVEL, OR SAFELY EXIT
THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE DUST STORM ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 4110 10531 4130 10531 4145 10547 4141 10445
4102 10446 4105 10541
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 273DEG 49KT 4123 10508
CHARNICK
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