990
WWUS73 KGLD 090114
NPWGLD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
714 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2026
COZ090-091-090300-
/O.NEW.KGLD.DU.W.0009.260709T0114Z-260709T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WRAY, BURLINGTON, AND YUMA
714 PM MDT WED JUL 8 2026
..BLOWING DUST WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND LOCALIZED BROWN OUT CONDITIONS.
* WHERE...KIT CARSON AND YUMA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM MDT 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...OUTFLOW FROM THUNDERSTORMS IS KICKING UP SOME
DUST AND CURRENTLY IMPACTING INTERSTATE 70 AROUND SEIBERT AS
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CAMERAS CONFIRM. THE OUTFLOW
IS MOVING TO THE EAST TOWARDS THE STATE LINE.
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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