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Home Return to list Dust Storm Warning 0002 Issued by the Las Vegas Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-17 16:47:00
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WWUS55 KVEF 172146
DSWVEF
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
246 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
NVC023-172245-
/O.NEW.KVEF.DS.W.0002.260517T2146Z-260517T2245Z/
Nye NV-
246 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
West central Nye County in south central Nevada...
* Until 345 PM PDT.
* At 243 PM PDT, a dust channel was near Scottys Junction, or 27
miles northwest of Beatty, moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Near zero visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60
mph.
SOURCE...Detected by satellite imagery.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Locations impacted include...
US 95, Nevada Highway 267, Highway 274, Beatty and Scottys Junction.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
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LAT...LON 3747 11716 3705 11655 3677 11690 3698 11717
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 308DEG 20KT 3725 11699
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Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-17 17:20:31
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DSWVEF
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
320 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
NVC023-172245-
/O.CON.KVEF.DS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260517T2245Z/
Nye NV-
320 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
...A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM PDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...
At 318 PM PDT, a dust channel was near Beatty, moving southeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Near zero visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60
mph.
SOURCE...Detected by satellite imagery.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Locations impacted include...
Nevada Highway 95, Nevada Highway 267, Highway 274, Beatty and
Scottys Junction.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
&&
LAT...LON 3747 11716 3705 11655 3677 11690 3698 11717
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 329DEG 28KT 3693 11684
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