Dust Storm — Death Valley National Park, California

2022-02-15 · Death Valley National Park, California

Event narrative

Dust storm conditions caused zero visibility in Death Valley for three hours, and power was out in Furnace Creek for six hours.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure diving out of the Gulf of Alaska brought downslope winds to the Owens Valley and dust storm conditions to Death Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1008143. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.