Dust Storm in Grand Ronde Valley, Oregon

Dust Storm April 27, 2018 · Grand Ronde Valley, Oregon

What the National Weather Service wrote

Report of a dust storm in the Grande Ronde valley posted on the NWS Pendleton Facebook page. Dust storm reduced visibility in the Cove area to 500 yards or less. Report received at 715 PM PDT (1815 LST). Blowing dust also occurred at and around the La Grande airport where sustained winds of 29-39 mph and gusts of 35-47 mph occurred between 545 and 700 PM (1645 and 1800 LST).

The wider storm

A low pressure system caused very windy conditions, with some locally strong winds, through the Columbia River Gorge, across the Columbia Basin and the Kittitas valley. Localized blowing dust also occurred in the Basin and in the Grande Ronde valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 745730. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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