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WWUS55 KVEF 180030
DSWVEF
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
530 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
CAC027-NVC023-180100-
/O.CON.KVEF.DS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260518T0100Z/
INYO CA-NYE NV-
530 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM PDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN INYO AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES...
AT 526 PM PDT, A DUST STORM WAS LOCATED FROM PAHRUMP AND TO THE WEST
THROUGH MUCH OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH.
SOURCE...DETECTED BY SATELLITE IMAGERY.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
ROADS IMPACTED INCLUDE NEVADA HIGHWAY 95, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 190,
BADWATER ROAD AND CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 127.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PAHRUMP, STOVEPIPE WELLS, FURNACE CREEK, SHOSHONE, PANAMINT SPRINGS,
TEXAS SPRINGS CAMPGROUND, LATHROP WELLS, DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION,
AMARGOSA VALLEY, AND TECOPA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO A DUST STORM. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
LAT...LON 3659 11611 3633 11592 3592 11591 3581 11705
3643 11760 3688 11708
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 317DEG 25KT 3624 11603
SC
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