Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued May 17 at 4:58PM PDT until May 17 at 6:00PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 4:58pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Southeastern Inyo County in south central California...
Southern Nye County in south central Nevada...
* Until 600 PM PDT.
* At 456 PM PDT, a dust channel was 7 miles south of Furnace Creek,
moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with damaging wind in
excess of 60 mph.
SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Locations impacted include...
Pahrump, Stovepipe Wells, Furnace Creek, Shoshone, Panamint Springs,
Texas Springs Campground, Lathrop Wells, Death Valley Junction,
Amargosa Valley, and Tecopa.
Instruction:
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
Area Description:
Inyo, CA; Nye, NV
Forcast Office:
NWS Las Vegas NV
Sender: