Blowing Dust Advisory until 11pm Friday
Blowing Dust Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1057 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015
...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... ... BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE...
.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. COOLER AIR FROM CANADA WILL CHANNEL DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND PRODUCE
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE OVER THE WENATCHEE VALLEY...UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN...WATERVILLE
PLATEAU...PALOUSE... AND WEST PLAINS. BLOWING DUST WILL BECOME A CONCERN BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OPEN...DRYLAND WHEAT COUNTRY AND OVER FRESHLY PLOWED FIELDS.
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IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
SPOKANE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
1057 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM. BLOWING DUST WILL BECOME A CONCERN BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* COMMUNITIES...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...WILBUR...DAVENPORT... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...ODESSA...RITZVILLE...CHENEY...PULLMAN...
CHENEY...AND SPOKANE
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY CROSS WINDS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 95 AND 195 ACROSS BOTH THE IDAHO AND WASHINGTON PALOUSE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.
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Instructions:
A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.
Address/Location
Grant County Sheriff's Office
35 C St NW
Ephrata, WA 98823
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 509-754-2011
Kyle Foreman
Public Information Officer
[email protected]
509-760-3713
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- NWS Rebroadcast