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Dust Storm in Western Nevada Basin and Range, Nevada

Dust Storm September 3, 2022 · Western Nevada Basin and Range, Nevada

What the National Weather Service wrote

Burners push their bikes through Saturday's dust storm at Burning Man in Nevada's Black Rock Desert on Sept. 3, 2022. Andy Barron/Reno Gazzette.

The wider storm

Gusty winds enhanced by an upper short wave passing over northern CA/NV, and hot temperatures added to very dry conditions across northern Washoe and northwest Pershing Counties. Gusts reaching up into the 30-40 mph range easily ablated fine dust particles over large areas of the Black Rock that reduced visibility to less than half a mile over Black Rock Desert during the 2022 Burning Man festivities.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1055148. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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