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Blowing Dust Advisory

Active

Washington Palouse; Moses Lake Area; Upper Columbia Basin; Spokane Area; Waterville Plateau

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago

Ends Oct 9, 7:00 PM PDT

Issued Oct 9, 11:45 AM PDT

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. Southwest to west winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Ritzville, Pullman, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, La Crosse, Tekoa, Quincy, Airway Heights, Rosalia, Colfax, Cheney, Coulee City, Downtown Spokane, Ephrata, Fairfield, Badger Mountain Road, Creston, Moses Lake, Rockford, Othello, Harrington, Davenport, Oakesdale, Mansfield, Uniontown, Spokane Valley, and Waterville.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.

Instructions

Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility below one mile. 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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