Dust Storm — Death Valley National Park, California

2025-10-03 · Death Valley National Park, California

Event narrative

Dust storm conditions reduced visibility to less than 1/4 mile from Stovepipe Wells to Furnace Creek.

Wider weather episode

A strong shortwave trough passing through brought gusty winds to much of southeast California. Winds in Death Valley caused dust storm conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1295984. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.