Social Media: Dust Safety
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Please help the National Weather Service spread these important safety messages on social media! Everyone is welcome to use the text and images provided below to help the NWS build a Weather-Ready Nation.
Dust Advisory vs Dust Storm Warning
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A Dust ADVISORY means Stay Alert and be prepared to delay travel.
A Dust Storm WARNING means Take Action and stay off the road! weather.gov/safety/wind-dust-storm
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A Dust ADVISORY means Stay Alert and be prepared to delay travel.
A Dust Storm WARNING means Take Action and stay off the road! weather.gov/safety/wind-dust-storm #WeatherReady
A Dust Advisory is issued when potentially dangerous blowing dust is happening or about to happen for a short period of time. Blowing dust can reduce visibility at times, making driving difficult. Delay or reroute travel. Stay Alert! A Dust Storm Warning is issued when a dangerous dust storm is happening or about to happen for a short period of time. Take Action! Dust storms create dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. Pull off the road, turn off your lights, and keep your foot off the brake. Background image: A large truck is travelling on a road through a desert. Orange dust in the air obscures the landscape beyond a few feet from either side of the road.
Blowing Dust Advisory vs Blowing Dust Warning
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A Blowing Dust ADVISORY means Stay Alert for blowing dust over an extended period.
A Blowing Dust WARNING means Take Action and stay off the road! weather.gov/safety/wind-dust-storm
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A Blowing Dust ADVISORY means Stay Alert for blowing dust over an extended period.
A Blowing Dust WARNING means Take Action and stay off the road! weather.gov/safety/wind-dust-storm #WeatherReady
A Blowing Dust Advisory is issued when potentially dangerous, widespread blowing dust is happening or about to happen over an extended period of time. Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Delay or reroute travel. Stay Alert! A Blowing Dust Warning is issued when dangerous, widespread blowing dust is happening or about to happen over an extended period of time. Travel will be dangerous and possibly life-threatening. Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to near zero. Pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake. Background image: A road through a desert landscape. Straight ahead on the horizon are dark storm clouds in the sky and sandy-colored dust rising high up from the ground.
What Is a Dust Storm?
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Dust storms can occur when high winds pick up loose soil, quickly creating dangerous conditions. Learn more at weather.gov/safety/wind-dust-storm
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Dust storms can occur when high winds pick up loose soil, quickly creating dangerous conditions. Learn more at weather.gov/safety/wind-dust-storm #WeatherReady
Dust storms are caused by a mix of weather conditions, the natural environment, and human activity. In dry areas with loose, exposed soil, high winds can pick up large amounts of dust. Dust storms are dangerous and can severely limit visibility to near zero. Dust storms can last for a few minutes...or several hours. Background image: a wall-like cloud of orange dust rises up from the horizon over a dry, barren field.
Dust Storms Are Dangerous
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Driving in a dust storm is dangerous. Not only can it severely limit your visibility, but it can materialize very quickly. Learn more at weather.gov/safety/wind-dust-storm
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Driving in a dust storm is dangerous. Not only can it severely limit your visibility, but it can materialize very quickly. Learn more at weather.gov/safety/wind-dust-storm #WeatherReady
Dust storms appear suddenly, create dangerous driving conditions, produce near zero visibility, and can last for minutes or hours. Background image: Cars on a road drive into a haze created by dust in the air. The horizon is not visible through the dust cloud.
Don’t Drive Through Dust Storms
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Driving in a dust storm is dangerous. If you encounter one, pull off the road immediately! Learn more at weather.gov/safety/wind-dust-storm
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Driving in a dust storm is dangerous. If you encounter one, pull off the road immediately! Learn more at weather.gov/safety/wind-dust-storm
Don't drive through dust storms. Pull off the road as far as possible. Stop and turn off all lights. Set the emergency brake. Take your foot off the brake, make sure taillights aren't illuminated. Background image: A road through a desert. On the horizon are large dense dust clouds with dark storm clouds above, giving the lighting a reddish hue.
