Dust Storm in W & C Imperial, California

Dust Storm May 3, 1999 · W & C Imperial, California

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Dense blowing dust along with strong winds lowered visibility over much of Imperial County. Numerous traffic accidents ensued and Interstate 8 was closed for several hours. At least two semi-tractor rigs were blown over.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5694262. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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