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DUST ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
327 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2025
NVC007-011-013-015-272315-
/O.NEW.KLKN.DS.Y.0001.250327T2227Z-250327T2315Z/
HUMBOLDT NV-LANDER NV-ELKO NV-EUREKA NV-
327 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO NEVADA HAS ISSUED A
* DUST ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEVADA...
NORTHEASTERN LANDER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...
WEST CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEVADA...
NORTHWESTERN EUREKA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...
* UNTIL 415 PM PDT.
* AT 321 PM PDT, A DUST CHANNEL OVER BATTLE MOUNTAIN, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...LESS THAN THREE MILES VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WIND IN
EXCESS OF 30 MPH.
SOURCE...DOPPLER RADAR.
IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
BLOWING DUST ALONG I-80 NEAR BATTLE MOUNTAIN.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BATTLE MOUNTAIN, VALMY, PHOENIX MINE, MIDAS MINE, CRESCENT VALLEY,
WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR, DUNPHY, TRENTON CANYON MINE, MULE CANYON
RECLAMATION PROJECT, BEOWAWE, ARGENTA, MIDAS, NORTH AREA MINE,
EMIGRANT PASS, LONE TREE MINE, AND SOUTH AREA MINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BLOWING DUST BRINGS REDUCED VISIBILITY, LEADING TO DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF DRIVING, AVOID BLOWING DUST IF POSSIBLE. IF CAUGHT IN
DENSE BLOWING DUST, PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS AND KEEP
YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST. PULL ASIDE
STAY ALIVE!
LAT...LON 4138 11647 4118 11619 4087 11612 4029 11654
4049 11732 4052 11730 4068 11730 4068 11756
4143 11698
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 239DEG 49KT 4090 11610
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