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Blowing Dust Advisory
ActiveMoses Lake Area; Upper Columbia Basin
Starts
Ends
Issued
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* WHAT...Patchy to localized areas of blowing dust expected, with visibility dropping to between one-quarter and one mile at times. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 35 mph.
* WHERE...Othello, Harrington, Odessa, Grand Coulee, Quincy, Moses Lake, Wilbur, Coulee City, Ephrata, Ritzville, and Creston.
* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light showers moved through the area this morning with rainfall amounts varying from a trace to few hundreths. Northeast winds have increased however the threat for blowing dust will be delayed until conditions dry out.
Instructions
Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to one mile or less. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'.
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