Blowing Dust Warning
NWS Goodland KS ยท US
Details
Blowing Dust Warning In Effect Until 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ This Evening
- Event
- Blowing Dust Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Widespread blowing dust and brown out conditions.
Where
Cheyenne KS, Rawlins, Sherman, and Thomas Counties.
When
Until 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this evening.
Impacts
Severely limited visibilities are expected. Travel will be dangerous and possibly life-threatening. Poor air quality may cause issues for people with respiratory problems.
Additional details
Multiple reports of less than 1 mile visibility in blowing dust between I-70 and U.S. 36 in Sherman and Cheyenne counties moving eastward
Instructions
Blowing dust can significantly lower air quality and it is encouraged that you take preventative measures such as staying indoors or wearing protective breathing masks if outside. High dust concentrations can cause respiratory problems, decrease lung activity, aggravate asthma, and lead to potential heart-related problems, especially with children, elderly or those with pre-existing respiratory conditions. Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to near zero. 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'.
Affected areas
- Cheyenne County, KS
- Rawlins County, KS
- Sherman County, KS
- Thomas County, KS
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Goodland KS
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~44s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2VDCAH5QHJJZ58FJ19XH5TH
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f5172432ca36a6a54c4f3a84e2d77ee22b99c239.001.1
- 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.9078
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | DUW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | NPWGLD |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS73 KGLD 182324 |
| NWSheadline | BLOWING DUST WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KGLD.DU.W.0014.260918T2324Z-260919T0100Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-18T20:00:00-05:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Cheyenne County, KS
- Rawlins County, KS
- Sherman County, KS
- Thomas County, KS
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 020023 |
| SAME | 020153 |
| SAME | 020181 |
| SAME | 020193 |
| UGC | KSZ001 |
| UGC | KSZ002 |
| UGC | KSZ013 |
| UGC | KSZ014 |