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Dust Storm in Lower Columbia Basin, Washington

Dust Storm August 30, 2014 · Lower Columbia Basin, Washington

Injuries

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tri-City Herald.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms that developed just west of the Oregon Cascades produced an outflow boundary with moderate wind speeds. Winds were strong enough to produce blowing dust across the I-82 corridor, reducing visibility to less than 100 ft. This caused multiple collisions involving roughly 50 vehicles. No Fatalities but 9 people were hospitalized with minor injuries.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 531595. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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