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DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
941 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
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SHERMAN KS-
941 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL SHERMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1015 AM MST.
* AT 940 AM MST, A DUST CHANNEL WAS NEAR RULETON, MOVING SOUTH AT 15
MPH.
HAZARD...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH.
SOURCE...PUBLIC. REPORT OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE VISIBILTIY DUE
TO DUST NEAR MILE MARKER 10 ALONG INTERSTATE 70 NEAR
RULETON.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
*
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN KANSAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 16.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RULETON.
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 3935 10201 3938 10175 3928 10173 3927 10199
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 341DEG 14KT 3931 10184
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