294  
WWUS73 KGLD 110022  
NPWGLD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS  
722 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2025  
 
KSZ015-016-029-110200-  
/O.EXB.KGLD.DU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250711T0200Z/  
SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-GOVE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINTER, GRINNELL, HOXIE, GRAINFIELD, AND  
HILL CITY  
722 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2025  
   
..BLOWING DUST WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND BROWN OUT CONDITIONS.  
 
* WHERE...GRAHAM, SHERIDAN, AND GOVE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL  
BE DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY LIFE-THREATENING. POOR AIR QUALITY MAY  
CAUSE ISSUES FOR PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOCALIZED NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES CAN OCCUR  
NEAR OPEN FIELDS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BLOWING DUST CAN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AIR QUALITY AND IT IS  
ENCOURAGED THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS STAYING  
INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST  
CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, DECREASE LUNG  
ACTIVITY, AGGRAVATE ASTHMA, AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED  
PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN, ELDERLY OR THOSE WITH  
PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.  
 
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'.  
 

 
 

 
 
KSZ042-110130-  
/O.CON.KGLD.DU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250711T0100Z/  
WICHITA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEOTI  
722 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2025  
 
...BLOWING DUST WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND BROWN OUT CONDITIONS.  
 
* WHERE...WICHITA COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL  
BE DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY LIFE-THREATENING. POOR AIR QUALITY MAY  
CAUSE ISSUES FOR PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOCALIZED NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES CAN OCCUR  
NEAR OPEN FIELDS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BLOWING DUST CAN SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER AIR QUALITY AND IT IS  
ENCOURAGED THAT YOU TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS STAYING  
INDOORS OR WEARING PROTECTIVE BREATHING MASKS IF OUTSIDE. HIGH DUST  
CONCENTRATIONS CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, DECREASE LUNG  
ACTIVITY, AGGRAVATE ASTHMA, AND LEAD TO POTENTIAL HEART-RELATED  
PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN, ELDERLY OR THOSE WITH  
PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.  
 
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'.  
 

 
 

 
 
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