Dust Storm Warning
NWS Goodland KS ยท US
English
Dust Storm Warning Issued September 18 At 4:20PM MDT Until September 18 At 5:00PM MDT By NWS Goodland KS
- Event
- Dust Storm Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Wireless alert
National Weather Service: DUST STORM WARNING for this area until 5:00 PM MDT. Be ready for sudden drop to zero visibility. Pull Aside, Stay Alive! When visibility drops, pull far off the road and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights off and keep your foot off the brake. Infants, the elderly and those with respiratory issues urged to take precautions.
Description
Overview
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Northeastern Cheyenne County in east central Colorado... Eastern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado... Western Sherman County in northwestern Kansas... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 420 PM MDT, a dust channel was near Burlington, moving east at 25 mph.
Hazard
Less than a quarter mile visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60 mph.
Source
Doppler radar.
Impacts
Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 0 and 13. Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 436 and 450. Highway 385 between mile markers 166 and 202. Locations impacted include... Burlington, Kanorado, and Ruleton.
Instructions
Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.
Affected areas
- Cheyenne County, CO
- Kit Carson County, CO
- Sherman County, KS
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Goodland KS
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Spanish
- Event
- Dust Storm Warning
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Wireless alert
AVISO DE TORMENTA DE POLVO hasta las 5:00 PM MDT. Estar alerta para una reduccion repentina en visibilidad. Cuando la visibilidad disminuya, mueva su vehiculo fuera de la carretera. Apague las luces y mantenga su pie fuera del freno. Se recomienda enfaticamente el tomar precauciones para los infantes, ancianos y personas con problemas respiratorios.
Affected areas
- Cheyenne County, CO
- Kit Carson County, CO
- Sherman County, KS
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Goodland KS
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~46s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2V9Q66VTKRYZEPNY44MXDPS
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ad43209fcb5a8fb3b712b639f8bde1ddc87db68b.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Goodland KS
- AWIPS ID
- CAPGLD
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.7409
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
English
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | DSW |
| NationalWeatherService | DSW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | DSWGLD |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS53 KGLD 182220 |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-18T22:20:00-00:00...storm...269DEG...22KT...39.35,-102.24 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KGLD.DS.W.0012.260918T2220Z-260918T2300Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-18T17:00:00-06:00 |
| WEAHandling | Imminent Threat |
| CMAMtext | NWS: DUST STORM WARNING til 5:00 PM MDT. Be ready for a sudden drop to zero visibility. |
| CMAMlongtext | National Weather Service: DUST STORM WARNING for this area until 5:00 PM MDT. Be ready for sudden drop to zero visibility. Pull Aside, Stay Alive! When visibility drops, pull far off the road and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights off and keep your foot off the brake. Infants, the elderly and those with respiratory issues urged to take precautions. |
Spanish
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | DSW |
| NationalWeatherService | DSW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | DSWGLD |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS53 KGLD 182220 |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-18T22:20:00-00:00...storm...269DEG...22KT...39.35,-102.24 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KGLD.DS.W.0012.260918T2220Z-260918T2300Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-18T17:00:00-06:00 |
| WEAHandling | Imminent Threat |
| CMAMtext | SNM: AVISO DE TORMENTA DE POLVO hasta las 5:00 PM MDT. Espere reduccion de visibilidad. |
| CMAMlongtext | AVISO DE TORMENTA DE POLVO hasta las 5:00 PM MDT. Estar alerta para una reduccion repentina en visibilidad. Cuando la visibilidad disminuya, mueva su vehiculo fuera de la carretera. Apague las luces y mantenga su pie fuera del freno. Se recomienda enfaticamente el tomar precauciones para los infantes, ancianos y personas con problemas respiratorios. |
Locations
English
Location data
- Cheyenne County, CO
- Kit Carson County, CO
- Sherman County, KS
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 008017 |
| SAME | 008063 |
| SAME | 020181 |
| UGC | COC017 |
| UGC | COC063 |
| UGC | KSC181 |
- Polygons
- 39.51,-102.3 39.53,-101.8 39.13,-101.78 39.13,-102.05 38.96,-102.05 38.96,-102.31 39.51,-102.3
Spanish
Location data
- Cheyenne County, CO
- Kit Carson County, CO
- Sherman County, KS
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 008017 |
| SAME | 008063 |
| SAME | 020181 |
| UGC | COC017 |
| UGC | COC063 |
| UGC | KSC181 |
- Polygons
- 39.51,-102.3 39.53,-101.8 39.13,-101.78 39.13,-102.05 38.96,-102.05 38.96,-102.31 39.51,-102.3