Kansas Dust Storm Warning Severe | Effective 05-16-2026 18:12

Headline: 
Dust Storm Warning issued May 16 at 8:12PM CDT until May 16 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 6:12pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description: 
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Gove County in west central Kansas... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 812 PM CDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from near Grinnell to 14 miles south of Oakley to 8 miles west of Scott State Lake, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 88 and 112. Locations impacted include... Quinter, Grainfield, Gove, Park, and The Monument Rocks.
Instruction: 
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
SNM: AVISO DE TORMENTA DE POLVO hasta las 9:15 PM CDT. Espere reduccion de visibilidad.
AVISO DE TORMENTA DE POLVO hasta las 9:15 PM CDT. 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.
Area Description: 
Gove, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov