Dust Storm Warning Issued for Gove County, Kansas

Source: NOAA · West Central Kansas

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NOAA issued it on May 25, 2026, 3 months 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 has issued a Dust Storm Warning for Gove County until 9:15 PM CDT due to a wall of dust reducing visibility to less than a quarter mile.

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Record type
Dust Storm Warning
Affected area
West Central Kansas
Issued
May 25, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Goodland KS

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

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

Alert Details

Dust Storm Warning issued by NWS Goodland KS. Effective from May 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM CDT until May 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM CDT.

Affected Areas

Gove County in west central Kansas, including Quinter, Grainfield, Gove, Park, and The Monument Rocks. This includes Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 88 and 112.

What You Should Do

Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!

Expected Conditions

At 8:12 PM CDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from near Grinnell to 14 miles south of Oakley to 8 miles west of Scott State Lake, moving east at 60 mph. Hazard includes less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph.

Timeline

Alert effective May 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM CDT and expires May 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM CDT.

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NWS Goodland has issued a Dust Storm Warning for Gove County until 9:15 PM CDT due to a wall of dust reducing visibility to less than a quarter mile.
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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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