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Dust Advisory for Kootenai, ID; Lincoln, WA; Spokane, WA

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The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Western Kootenai County in the Panhandle of Idaho... East central Lincoln County in eastern Washington... Spokane County in northeastern Washington... * Until 800 PM PDT. * At 702 PM PDT, a dust channel was over Spokane, moving northeast at...

What the bulletin says to do

Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.

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The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Western Kootenai County in the Panhandle of Idaho... East central Lincoln County in eastern Washington... Spokane County in northeastern Washington... * Until 800 PM PDT. * At 702 PM PDT, a dust channel was over Spokane, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...One mile visibility or less with strong wind in excess of 30 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. * This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 in Washington between mile markers 253 and 299. Interstate 90 in Idaho between mile markers 0 and 23. U.S. Highway 95 in Idaho between mile markers 407 and 438. U.S. Highway 195 in Washington between mile markers 68 and 95. U.S. Highway 395 in Washington between mile markers 165 and 183. Locations impacted include... Spokane, Spokane Valley, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Hayden, Cheney, Rathdrum, Dalton Gardens, Liberty Lake, Airway Heights, Medical Lake, Nine Mile Falls, Deer Park, Millwood, Hauser, Hayden Lake, Otis Orchards-East Farms, Fairwood, Fairchild AFB, and Otis Orchards.

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    Dust Advisory issued September 2 at 7:03PM PDT until September 2 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Spokane WA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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