Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued June 20 at 7:36PM MDT until June 20 at 8:15PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 20, 2026 - 6:36pm
Expires:
June 20, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Wichita County in west central Kansas...
Greeley County in west central Kansas...
* Until 815 PM MDT/915 PM CDT/.
* At 735 PM MDT/835 PM CDT/, a wall of dust was along a line
extending from 11 miles northeast of Leoti to 3 miles east of
Tribune to 5 miles northeast of Towner, moving south at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with damaging wind in
excess of 60 mph.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* This impacts highways 27, 40 and 25.
Locations impacted include...
Leoti, Tribune, Horace, Lydia, Selkirk, and Marienthal.
Instruction:
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.
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
Area Description:
Greeley, KS; Wichita, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Goodland KS
Sender: