Dust Storm in Northeastern Nye, Nevada

Dust Storm April 21, 2026 · Northeastern Nye, Nevada

What the National Weather Service wrote

Local official reported a dust storm on SR 379 in Duckwater, NV that caused zero visibility.

The wider storm

A low pressure system over the Pacific Coast pushed into the western CONUS which produced spring and winter weather. Nevada experienced strong gusty winds across the state with tightening pressure gradients ahead of the storm front.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1320663. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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