Blowing Dust Warning Issued for Six Kansas Counties

Source: NOAA · Western Kansas

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NOAA issued it on July 27, 2026, 3 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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NWS Goodland KS has issued a Blowing Dust Warning for Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas, Logan, and Wallace Counties until 8 PM CDT.

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Record type
Blowing Dust Warning
Affected area
Western Kansas
Issued
July 27, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Goodland KS

The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.

Record status: historical. It was issued 3 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western Kansas.

Alert Details

Blowing Dust Warning issued by NWS Goodland KS. Effective from June 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM CDT until June 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM CDT.

Affected Areas

Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas, Logan, and Wallace Counties in Kansas.

What You Should Do

Blowing dust can significantly lower air quality. Stay indoors or wear protective breathing masks if outside. If you encounter blowing dust on the roadway, pull off the road as far as possible, put your vehicle in park, turn lights all the way off, and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'.

Expected Conditions

Multiple narrow corridors of blowing dust and brown out conditions with severely limited visibilities expected. Poor air quality may cause issues for people with respiratory problems.

Timeline

The warning is in effect until 8 PM CDT / 7 PM MDT on June 20, 2026.

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NWS Goodland KS has issued a Blowing Dust Warning for Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas, Logan, and Wallace Counties until 8 PM CDT.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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