Blowing Dust Advisory in effect for Coachella Valley
The National Weather Service has issued a Blowing Dust Advisory for the Coachella Valley until 7 pm Thursday. Southeast sustained winds up to 30 mph are expected, with gusts up to 40 mph possible. We are tracking haboob conditions, which can be dangerous and produce zero visibility at times.
The full text from the National Weather Service is copied below:
Blowing Dust Advisory URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA435 PM PDT THU AUG 21 2014…BLOWING DUST IN THE LOWER DESERTS DUE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS….THUNDERSTORMS IN IMPERIAL COUNTY HAVE PRODUCED STRONG SOUTHEASTWINDS WHICH HAVE MOVED INTO THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND PARTS OF THELOWER DESERTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING DUSTWITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL WINDGUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR AT TIMES…ESPECIALLY ALONGINTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVEEARLY THIS EVENING.CAZ061-062-220200-/O.NEW.KSGX.DU.Y.0001.140821T2335Z-140822T0200Z/COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-435 PM PDT THU AUG 21 2014…BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BLOWINGDUST ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING.* WINDS…SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH…WITH HIGHEST WINDS IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.* TIMING…THROUGH 7 PM.* LOCATION…COACHELLA VALLEY AND THE LOWER DESERTS OF EASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.* VISIBILITY…WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE WITH LOCAL VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO.* IMPACTS…BLOWING DUST WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT.* OUTLOOK…CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY THIS EVENING.* REPORTS…THERMAL AIRPORT IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY HAD A VISIBILITY OF ONE-QUARTER MILE AT 426 PM.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICTVISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.&&$$MAXWELL
