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Home Return to list Dust Storm Warning 0001 Issued by the San Diego Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-12 20:08:31
637
WWUS56 KSGX 130108
DSWSGX
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service San Diego CA
608 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026
CAC065-073-130200-
/O.NEW.KSGX.DS.W.0001.260813T0108Z-260813T0200Z/
Riverside CA-San Diego CA-
608 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026
The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Riverside County in southern California...
Northeastern San Diego County in southwestern California...
* Until 700 PM PDT.
* At 606 PM PDT, a dust channel was near Mecca, moving northwest at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in
excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Parts of Interstate 10 in the Coachella Valley will be impacted by
reduced visibility and strong winds.
Locations impacted include...
Indio, southeastern Palm Springs, Coachella, Palm Desert, Rancho
Mirage, Thermal, Hwy 74 Between Anza And Palm Desert, Hwy S22 Between
Borrego Springs And Imperial County Line, La Quinta, Mecca, Indian
Wells, Santa Rosa Mountain, Thousand Palms, Bermuda Dunes, and Sky
Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility
reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If
caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your
foot off the brake.
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LAT...LON 3352 11605 3350 11608 3343 11603 3342 11609
3327 11608 3368 11654 3392 11624 3392 11620
3386 11613 3383 11613 3375 11601 3374 11595
3352 11595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 151DEG 109KT 3369 11616
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KW
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-12 21:01:33
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WWUS56 KSGX 130201
DSWSGX
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service San Diego CA
701 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026
CAC065-073-130210-
/O.EXP.KSGX.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260813T0200Z/
Riverside CA-San Diego CA-
701 PM PDT Wed Aug 12 2026
...THE DUST STORM WARNING FOR RIVERSIDE AND NORTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The dust storm which prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore,
the dust storm warning has been allowed to expire. Areas of blowing
dust will continue to make travel difficult.
&&
LAT...LON 3352 11605 3350 11608 3343 11603 3342 11609
3327 11608 3368 11654 3392 11624 3392 11620
3386 11613 3383 11613 3375 11601 3374 11595
3352 11595
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 151DEG 109KT 3508 11710
$$
KW
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