Dust Storm Warning and Dust Advisory
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS

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WWUS53 KGLD 100124
DSWGLD

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Goodland KS
724 PM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025

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Cheyenne KS-Thomas KS-Rawlins KS-Sherman KS-
724 PM MDT Sat Aug 9 2025

The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a

* Dust Storm Warning for...
  Southeastern Cheyenne County in northwestern Kansas...
  Western Thomas County in northwestern Kansas...
  Southern Rawlins County in northwestern Kansas...
  Sherman County in northwestern Kansas...

* Until 815 PM MDT/915 PM CDT/.

* At 724 PM MDT/824 PM CDT/, a wall of dust was along a line
  extending from 5 miles west of Bird City to 16 miles northeast of
  Ruleton to 6 miles northwest of Goodland to near Kanorado, moving
  east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with damaging wind in
           excess of 60 mph.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement.

  IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

*

This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 0 and 45.

Locations impacted include...
Goodland, Atwood, Brewster, Kanorado, Ruleton, Bird City, and
McDonald.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility
reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If
caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your
foot off the brake.

There is no safe place on a highway when a dust storm hits.
Visibility can be lost immediately, making it difficult or impossible
to slow down and avoid stopped vehicles. Delay travel, or safely exit
the highway before the dust storm arrives.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible behind this wall of
dust. Keep updated with this quickly evolving situation.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT/1000
PM CDT/ for east central Colorado...and northwestern and west central
Kansas.

LAT...LON 3989 10088 3913 10137 3913 10205 3938 10205
      3942 10187 3951 10173 3983 10170
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 287DEG 27KT 3974 10163 3950 10165 3941 10180
3935 10207

$$

Alexander