Dust Storm in Washington Palouse, Washington

Dust Storm May 2, 2020 · Washington Palouse, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

A NWS employee observed near zero visibility due to blowing dust along Highway US-95, north of Colfax, Washington.

The wider storm

The passage of a strong cold front brought a line of convection and strong winds in the afternoon and early evening of May 2nd. The fast moving front tracked from the southwest and moved out of northeastern Washington by the mid-evening hours. The outflow boundary produced numerous dust storms ahead of the thunderstorms in far eastern Washington and Columbia Basin. Sustained winds of 25-30 mph with gusts to 40-55 mph created near to zero visibility from the blowing dust.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 893349. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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