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Dust Advisory
National Weather Service Spokane WA
650 PM PDT Sat May 31 2025

IDC009-055-057-069-WAC003-023-063-075-010245-
/O.NEW.KOTX.DS.Y.0005.250601T0150Z-250601T0245Z/
Latah ID-Nez Perce ID-Benewah ID-Kootenai ID-Garfield WA-Whitman WA-
Asotin WA-Spokane WA-
650 PM PDT Sat May 31 2025

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a

* Dust Advisory for...
  Latah County in the Panhandle of Idaho...
  Northwestern Nez Perce County in north central Idaho...
  Benewah County in the Panhandle of Idaho...
  Southwestern Kootenai County in the Panhandle of Idaho...
  Northeastern Garfield County in southeastern Washington...
  Eastern Whitman County in eastern Washington...
  North central Asotin County in southeastern Washington...
  Southeastern Spokane County in northeastern Washington...

* Until 745 PM PDT.

* At 650 PM PDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 9
  miles west of Plummer to 6 miles south of Potlatch to near Genesee
  to 7 miles northwest of Clarkston, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Less than three miles visibility with strong wind in
           excess of 40 mph.

  SOURCE...Public.

  IMPACT...Hazardous travel.

* This includes the following highways...
   U.S. Highway 95 in Idaho between mile markers 304 and 308, and
  between mile markers 310 and 406.
   U.S. Highway 12 in Idaho between mile markers 3 and 12.
   U.S. Highway 12 in Washington between mile markers 407 and 420,
  and between mile markers 428 and 429.
   U.S. Highway 195 in Washington between mile markers 1 and 73.

Locations impacted include...
Lewiston, Pullman, Moscow, Clarkston, St. Maries, Colfax, Plummer,
Genesee, Troy, Potlatch, Juliaetta, Deary, Kendrick, Bovill,
Harrison, Parkline, Palouse, Tekoa, Fairfield, and Garfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving
conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in
dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep
your foot off the brake.

Motorists should not drive into an area of blowing dust. PULL ASIDE
STAY ALIVE!

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LAT...LON 4750 11652 4713 11635 4691 11633 4668 11642
      4643 11686 4642 11733 4641 11755 4672 11753
      4700 11754 4730 11763
TIME...MOT...LOC 0150Z 255DEG 25KT 4736 11707 4710 11697 4683 11692
4661 11695 4649 11717

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