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Dust Storm in Upper Columbia Basin, Washington

Dust Storm September 8, 2022 · Upper Columbia Basin, Washington

$20K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Highway 2 between mileposts 198 and 200 was closed due to reduced visibility from dust storm. Several collisions were reported.

The wider storm

Gusty North winds behind a cold front funneled down the Okanogan Valley and over the western portion of the Columbia Basin. Speeds reached into the 35 to 40 MPH. A long dry spell allowed the winds to pick up loose soil and dust from a recently worked farmland. It caused reduced visibility across the area and led collisions and road closures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1057541. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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