Nevada Dust Storm Warning | Effective 05/17/2026 14:18

Headline: 
Dust Storm Warning issued May 17 at 2:18PM PDT until May 17 at 3:45PM PDT by NWS Las Vegas NV
Event: 
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 2:18pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Southeastern Esmeralda County in south central Nevada... * Until 345 PM PDT. * At 214 PM PDT, a dust channel was 9 miles west of Goldfield, or 5 miles north of Lida, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...Near zero visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60 mph. SOURCE...Detected by satellite imagery. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. Locations impacted include... Highway 266, Lida, Lida Junction, Goldfield, and Gold Point.
Instruction: 
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
Area Description: 
Esmeralda, NV
Forcast Office: 
NWS Las Vegas NV
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov