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WWUS53 KGLD 161657
DSWGLD
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
957 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
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SHERMAN KS-
957 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2026
...A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM MST FOR WEST
CENTRAL SHERMAN COUNTY...
AT 956 AM MST, A DUST CHANNEL WAS 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RULETON,
MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH.
SOURCE...PUBLIC. CONTINUED REPORTS OF AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE
VISIBILITY NEAR RULETON NEAR MILE MARKER 10.
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, 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!
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 1656Z 341DEG 14KT 3925 10181
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