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Home Return to list Dust Storm Warning 0005 Issued by the Las Vegas Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-05-17 18:58:34
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WWUS55 KVEF 172358
DSWVEF
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
458 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
CAC027-NVC023-180100-
/O.NEW.KVEF.DS.W.0005.260517T2358Z-260518T0100Z/
Inyo CA-Nye NV-
458 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Southeastern Inyo County in south central California...
Southern Nye County in south central Nevada...
* Until 600 PM PDT.
* At 456 PM PDT, a dust channel was 7 miles south of Furnace Creek,
moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with damaging wind in
excess of 60 mph.
SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Locations impacted include...
Pahrump, Stovepipe Wells, Furnace Creek, Shoshone, Panamint Springs,
Texas Springs Campground, Lathrop Wells, Death Valley Junction,
Amargosa Valley, and Tecopa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
&&
LAT...LON 3659 11611 3633 11592 3592 11591 3581 11705
3643 11760 3688 11708
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 356DEG 23KT 3632 11683
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Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-05-17 19:30:35
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DSWVEF
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
530 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
CAC027-NVC023-180100-
/O.CON.KVEF.DS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260518T0100Z/
Inyo CA-Nye NV-
530 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
...A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM PDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN INYO AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES...
At 526 PM PDT, a dust storm was located from Pahrump and to the west
through much of Death Valley National Park, moving south at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Less than one quarter mile with damaging wind in excess
of 60 mph.
SOURCE...Detected by satellite imagery.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Roads impacted include Nevada Highway 95, California Highway 190,
Badwater Road and California Highway 127.
Locations impacted include...
Pahrump, Stovepipe Wells, Furnace Creek, Shoshone, Panamint Springs,
Texas Springs Campground, Lathrop Wells, Death Valley Junction,
Amargosa Valley, and Tecopa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
&&
LAT...LON 3659 11611 3633 11592 3592 11591 3581 11705
3643 11760 3688 11708
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 317DEG 25KT 3624 11603
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Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-05-17 19:59:06
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DSWVEF
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
558 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
CAC027-NVC023-180107-
/O.EXP.KVEF.DS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260518T0100Z/
Inyo CA-Nye NV-
558 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026
...THE DUST STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN INYO AND SOUTHERN NYE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM PDT...
The dust storm which prompted the warning has weakened and exited the
area. Therefore, the dust storm warning will be allowed to expire.
Areas of blowing dust may continue to produce low visibility at
times.
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LAT...LON 3659 11611 3633 11592 3592 11591 3581 11705
3643 11760 3688 11708
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 356DEG 23KT 3605 11601
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