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DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
309 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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INYO CA-
309 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL INYO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...
* UNTIL 500 PM PDT.
* AT 306 PM PDT, A DUST CHANNEL WAS 16 MILES EAST OF SCOTTYS CASTLE,
OR 18 MILES WEST OF BEATTY, 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.
HIGHWAY 190, SCOTTYS CASTLE ROAD AND DAYLIGHT PASS ROAD WILL ALL BE
IMPACTED BY THIS DUST STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STOVEPIPE WELLS, FURNACE CREEK, MESQUITE SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, SCOTTYS
CASTLE, AND TEXAS SPRINGS CAMPGROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO A DUST STORM. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
LAT...LON 3724 11753 3651 11656 3594 11676 3680 11763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 357DEG 23KT 3699 11704
SC
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