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Dust Storm in Western Mojave Desert, California
Dust Storm May 8, 2022 · Western Mojave Desert, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two traffic accidents - one on I-40 near mile marker 28 and another involving multiple vehicles on Ghost Town Road near I-15 - were attributed to dust storm conditions.
The wider storm
A strong low pressure system moving into the West Coast brought areas of high wind and a dust storm to southeast California.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1026371. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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