Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued September 18 at 4:20PM MDT until September 18 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 18, 2026 - 3:20pm
Expires:
September 18, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Northeastern Cheyenne County in east central Colorado...
Eastern Kit Carson County in east central Colorado...
Western Sherman County in northwestern Kansas...
* Until 500 PM MDT.
* At 420 PM MDT, a dust channel was near Burlington, moving east at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with damaging wind in
excess of 60 mph.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
*
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 0 and 13.
Interstate 70 in Colorado between mile markers 436 and 450.
Highway 385 between mile markers 166 and 202.
Locations impacted include...
Burlington, Kanorado, and Ruleton.
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.
Area Description:
Cheyenne, CO; Kit Carson, CO; Sherman, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Goodland KS
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov