Moderate

* WHAT...Visibility between one half and 2 miles in areas of blowing dust. * WHERE...Kandiyohi, Renville, Redwood, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay indoors until the dust settles. Be ready for sudden drops in visibility. If you encounter blowing dust on the roadway or see it

At 549 PM MDT/449 PM PDT/, Doppler radar was tracking an intense snow shower 8 miles southwest of Conner, or 25 miles south of Hamilton, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Visibility one-half mile or less. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Low visibility could result in dangerous driving conditions. Locations impacted include... Darby, Conner, Sula, and Lost Trail Pass. This includes Highway 93 S between mile markers 0 and 32. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio

At 651 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Babcock, or 20 miles west of Wisconsin Rapids, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Pittsville around 700 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Sandhill Wildlife

At 653 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Augusta, or 23 miles east of Eau Claire, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Fairchild, Augusta, Lake Eau Claire County Park and Stanley. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

At 654 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 10 miles northeast of Cashton, or 13 miles south of Tomah, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Tomah around 705 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Norwalk, Jackson Pass,

At 625 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Viroqua, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Westby around 630 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Oil City, Wildcat Mountain State Park, Jersey Valley County Park, St Marys, Avalanche,

At 530 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Drummond to near Rexburg. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Rexburg, Sugar City, Tetonia Research Station, and Green Canyon Hot Springs.

At 536 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an intense snow shower over Eureka, or 42 miles northeast of Libby, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...Lightning, and visibility one-half mile or less. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Low visibility could result in dangerous driving conditions. Locations impacted include... Eureka, Trego, Stryker, and Fortine. This includes Highway 93 N between mile markers 151 and 181. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio

At 637 PM CDT, surface weather observations reported gusty showers along a line extending from near Ransom to near Hickok. Movement was south at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Surface observations. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Blowing dust could reduce visibilities down to a quarter-mile at times. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Ness City, Pierceville, Hickok, and Plymell around 640 PM CDT. Ryus around 645 PM CDT.

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Sandia and Manzano Mountains including Edgewood, and Northeast Highlands. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. Expect strong crosswinds on area roadways. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.