DUST STORM WARNING FOR IMPERIAL COUNTY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHEAST IMPERIAL COUNTY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 8 BETWEEN GORDONS WELL AND BONDS CORNER * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO * TIMING: UNTIL 3 PM PDT * WINDS: UP TO 50 MPH * VISIBILITY: AS LOW AS ZERO MILES * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
Instruction:
A DUST STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS HAVE GENERATED LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND THAT HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING... AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE. 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 YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL.
Area: IMPERIAL COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... BRAWLEY... CALEXICO... EL CENTRO
Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, Imperial
Sent: 2011-09-13T13:20:57-07:00
Original Sender: KPSR@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
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