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WWUS55 KVEF 172318
DSWVEF
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
418 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
CAC027-180000-
/O.CON.KVEF.DS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260518T0000Z/
INYO CA-
418 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM PDT FOR
CENTRAL INYO COUNTY...
AT 417 PM PDT, A DUST CHANNEL WAS NEAR STOVEPIPE WELLS, MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 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 2317Z 323DEG 44KT 3658 11704
SC
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