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2/16/2025 7:17pm 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 35.1°F / 1.7°CColder 0.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 32.4°FDecreased 0.1°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 90% 
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
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  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Rain Today: 0.01 in
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Blowing Dust Advisory

Issued by the National Weather Service - Cheyenne, WY

    BLOWING DUST ADVISORY  

Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County, WY; South Laramie Range, WY; South Laramie Range Foothills, WY; Central Laramie County, WY

Blowing Dust Advisory issued March 12 at 5:25PM MDT until March 12 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY

BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT

Areas Affected: Central Laramie Range and Southwest Platte County; South Laramie Range; South Laramie Range Foothills; Central Laramie County

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Thursday 5:25pm MDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 5:25pm MDT

Alert Expires: Friday 6:00am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Thursday 5:25pm MDT

Event Ends: Thursday 8:00pm MDT

Issued by: NWS Cheyenne WY

Details: 
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between
one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. For the High Wind
Warning, west winds 35 to 55 mph with gusts up to 90 mph.

* WHERE...Central Laramie County, Central Laramie Range and
Southwest Platte County, South Laramie Range, and South Laramie
Range Foothills.

* WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, until 8 PM MDT this evening.
For the High Wind Warning, until midnight MDT Saturday Night.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to
light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and
tractor trailers.

Information: 
Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay
indoors until the storm passes. 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'.

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or
occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 MPH or gusts of 58
MPH or stronger can lead to property damage.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb2034031d5a89942eaaa0199021fe2c9666b008.002.1
Codes: WYZ106, WYZ116, WYZ117, WYZ118
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb2034031d5a89942eaaa0199021fe2c9666b008.002.1