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Home Return to list Dust Storm Warning 0003 Issued by the Las Vegas Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-17 17:10:01
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WWUS55 KVEF 172209
DSWVEF
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
309 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
CAC027-180000-
/O.NEW.KVEF.DS.W.0003.260517T2209Z-260518T0000Z/
Inyo CA-
309 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Central Inyo County in south central California...
* Until 500 PM PDT.
* At 306 PM PDT, a dust channel was 16 miles east of Scottys Castle,
or 18 miles west 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.
Highway 190, Scottys Castle Road and Daylight Pass Road will all be
impacted by this dust storm.
Locations impacted include...
Stovepipe Wells, Furnace Creek, Mesquite Springs Campground, Scottys
Castle, and Texas Springs Campground.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
&&
LAT...LON 3724 11753 3651 11656 3594 11676 3680 11763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 357DEG 23KT 3699 11704
$$
SC
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-17 17:51:02
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WWUS55 KVEF 172250
DSWVEF
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
350 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
CAC027-180000-
/O.CON.KVEF.DS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260518T0000Z/
Inyo CA-
350 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
...A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM PDT FOR
CENTRAL INYO COUNTY...
At 349 PM PDT, a dust channel was 15 miles northeast of Stovepipe
Wells, moving south at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Near zero visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60
mph.
SOURCE...Detected by satellite imagery.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Highway 190, Scottys Castle Road and Daylight Pass Road will all be
impacted by this dust storm.
Locations impacted include...
Stovepipe Wells, Furnace Creek, Mesquite Springs Campground, Scottys
Castle, and Texas Springs Campground.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
&&
LAT...LON 3724 11753 3651 11656 3594 11676 3680 11763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 352DEG 33KT 3671 11692
$$
SC
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-17 18:19:03
069
WWUS55 KVEF 172318
DSWVEF
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
418 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
CAC027-180000-
/O.CON.KVEF.DS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260518T0000Z/
Inyo CA-
418 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
...A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM PDT FOR
CENTRAL INYO COUNTY...
At 417 PM PDT, a dust channel was near Stovepipe Wells, moving
southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Near zero visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60
mph.
SOURCE...Detected by satellite imagery.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Highway 190, Scottys Castle Road and Daylight Pass Road will all be
impacted by this dust storm.
Locations impacted include...
Stovepipe Wells, Furnace Creek, Mesquite Springs Campground, Scottys
Castle, and Texas Springs Campground.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
&&
LAT...LON 3724 11753 3651 11656 3594 11676 3680 11763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 323DEG 44KT 3658 11704
$$
SC
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-17 18:35:03
517
WWUS55 KVEF 172334
DSWVEF
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
434 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
CAC027-180000-
/O.CON.KVEF.DS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260518T0000Z/
Inyo CA-
434 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
...A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM PDT FOR
CENTRAL INYO COUNTY...
At 433 PM PDT, a dust channel was over Texas Springs Campground, or
near Furnace Creek, moving south at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Near zero visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60
mph.
SOURCE...Detected by satellite.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Highway 190, Scottys Castle Road and Daylight Pass Road will all be
impacted by this dust storm.
Locations impacted include...
Stovepipe Wells, Furnace Creek, Mesquite Springs Campground, Scottys
Castle, and Texas Springs Campground.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
&&
LAT...LON 3724 11753 3651 11656 3594 11676 3680 11763
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 322DEG 42KT 3647 11684
$$
SC
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-05-17 19:00:34 334 WWUS55 KVEF 180000 DSWVEF Dust Storm Warning National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 500 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026 CAC027-180008- /O.EXP.KVEF.DS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260518T0000Z/ Inyo CA- 500 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026 ...THE DUST STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL INYO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM PDT... The dust storm which prompted the warning continues to move to the south and this dust storm warning has been replaced with a new warning for portions of Death Valley National Park and southern Nye County. Therefore, the dust storm warning will be allowed to expire. && LAT...LON 3724 11753 3651 11656 3594 11676 3680 11763 TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 357DEG 23KT 3631 11683 $$ SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||