Dust Storm in Northern Washoe, Nevada

Dust Storm August 23, 2025 · Northern Washoe, Nevada

What the National Weather Service wrote

A plume of blowing dust due to a thunderstorm outflow was observed from the Nevada Seimo Lab web camera near Gerlach. Visibility was estimated as low as 1/2 mile. Wind speeds at the time were measured at 52 mph.

The wider storm

A four corners high pressure advected a high amount of atmospheric moisture into the region. This was day one of an extended push of monsoon moisture that produced heavy rain, localized flooding, strong outflow winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1279569. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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