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Home Return to list Dust Storm Warning 0004 Issued by the Las Vegas Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-17 17:47:02
065
WWUS55 KVEF 172246
DSWVEF
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
346 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
NVC009-023-172345-
/O.NEW.KVEF.DS.W.0004.260517T2246Z-260517T2345Z/
Nye NV-Esmeralda NV-
346 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...
Southeastern Esmeralda County in south central Nevada...
* Until 445 PM PDT.
* At 344 PM PDT, a dust channel was 9 miles southwest of Beatty,
moving southeast 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.
Nevada Highway 267 and Highway 375 are included in this warning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
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LAT...LON 3731 11709 3715 11692 3664 11672 3714 11740
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 329DEG 20KT 3683 11685
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SC
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-05-17 18:45:04 867 WWUS55 KVEF 172344 DSWVEF Dust Storm Warning National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 444 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026 NVC009-023-172352- /O.EXP.KVEF.DS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260517T2345Z/ Nye NV-Esmeralda NV- 444 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026 ...THE DUST STORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL NYE AND SOUTHEASTERN ESMERALDA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM PDT... The dust storm which prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore, the dust storm warning will be allowed to expire. Areas of blowing dust will continue to produce low visibility at times between along Highway 95 between Scottys Junction and Beatty and west of Beatty along Highway 374. && LAT...LON 3731 11709 3715 11692 3664 11672 3714 11740 TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 329DEG 20KT 3656 11665 $$ SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||