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WWUS55 KVEF 172215
DSWVEF
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
315 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
NVC009-172245-
/O.CON.KVEF.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260517T2245Z/
ESMERALDA NV-
315 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM PDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY...
AT 314 PM PDT, A DUST CHANNEL WAS OVER 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 AND GOLD POINT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO A DUST STORM. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
LAT...LON 3772 11726 3732 11716 3715 11740 3755 11777
3788 11749
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 346DEG 37KT 3746 11745
SC
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