Dust Storm — Death Valley National Park, California

2023-09-30 · Death Valley National Park, California

Event narrative

Dust storm conditions dropped visibility to 250 yards in the Cow Creek area.

Wider weather episode

Strong Pacific low pressure moving into the Mojave Desert kicked up widespread gusty southwesterly winds. Isolated dust storm conditions occurred.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1141939. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.