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DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
218 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NVC009-172245-
/O.NEW.KVEF.DS.W.0001.260517T2118Z-260517T2245Z/
ESMERALDA NV-
218 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA...
* UNTIL 345 PM PDT.
* AT 214 PM PDT, A DUST CHANNEL WAS 9 MILES WEST OF GOLDFIELD, OR
5 MILES NORTH OF LIDA, MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH.
SOURCE...DETECTED BY SATELLITE IMAGERY.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HIGHWAY 266, LIDA, LIDA JUNCTION, GOLDFIELD, AND GOLD POINT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO A DUST STORM. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
LAT...LON 3774 11717 3732 11716 3715 11740 3755 11777
3788 11749
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 308DEG 20KT 3771 11740
SC
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