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Dust Storm in Upper Columbia Basin, Washington

Dust Storm September 25, 2020 · Upper Columbia Basin, Washington

$6K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Law enforce reported near zero visibility, 5 miles northwest of Washtucna, due to blowing dust from strong winds.

The wider storm

The passage of a frontal boundary brought strong winds in the afternoon of September 25th. The winds surged across eastern Washington bringing gusts to 40 mph in some areas of the Columbia Basin, Palouse, Okanogan Valley, and Waterville Plateau. These winds produced several dust storms with near zero visibility. The strong winds created blowing dust leading to multiple car accidents and a closed state highway.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 920817. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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