NWS San Diego CADS.W 0001August 12, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Riverside and San Diego, CA
The National Weather Service office in San Diego issued a dust storm warning for Riverside and San Diego in California, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on August 12. It was the 1st dust storm warning the NWS office in San Diego issued in 2026. California had 5 dust storm warnings in August 2026, against 2 in an average August of 2008-2025 (California's dust storm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 52 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, San Diego CA
- Area
- Riverside and San Diego
- State
- California
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:08 p.m. PDT, August 12, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. PDT, August 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KSGX DS.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
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.
What the agency told people to do
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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