NWS: DUST STORM WARNING til 8:15 PM MDT. Be ready for a sudden drop to zero visibility.
Affected Area: Cheyenne, KS; Rawlins, KS; Sherman, KS; Thomas, KS
Severity: Severe
Urgency: Expected
Certainty: Likely
Recommended Action: Avoid
Issued: Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM GMT-0600
Expires: Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM GMT-0600
Description:
National Weather Service: DUST STORM WARNING for this area until 8:15 PM MDT. Be ready for sudden drop to zero visibility. Pull Aside, Stay Alive! When visibility drops, pull far off the road and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights off and keep your foot off the brake. Infants, the elderly and those with respiratory issues urged to take precautions.
Instructions:
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.
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