Dust Storm in Lewiston Area, Idaho

Dust Storm May 6, 2020 · Lewiston Area, Idaho

What the National Weather Service wrote

Local broadcast media reported blowing dust and strong winds in the Lewiston Hill area, around Lewiston, ID, with estimated visibility reduced to less than 1/2 mile.

The wider storm

The passage of a strong cold front brought a line of strong winds in the early morning of May 6th. The winds surged north-northeast with the front impacting parts of the southern Idaho Panhandle. This produced a dust storm from the sudden, but short lived burst of strong winds. Sustained winds of 25-30 mph with gusts to 40-50 mph created near zero visibility from blowing dust in the Lewiston Area of the Panhandle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 895921. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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