Headline:
Blowing Dust Advisory issued August 29 at 11:31AM PDT until August 29 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA
Event:
Blowing Dust Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 29, 2026 - 11:31am
Expires:
August 29, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust.
* WHERE...Clarkston, Odessa, Airway Heights, Colfax, Fairfield,
Pullman, Spokane Valley, Creston, Downtown Spokane, Oakesdale,
Uniontown, Rockford, Ritzville, Wilbur, Rosalia, Pomeroy, Tekoa,
Alpowa Summit, Cheney, Davenport, Harrington, La Crosse, Coulee
City, and Grand Coulee.
* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
Instruction:
Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to near zero. If you
encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it
approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your
vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off
the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'.
Area Description:
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Washington Palouse; Upper Columbia Basin; Spokane Area
Forcast Office:
NWS Spokane WA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov