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Dust Storm Warning 3, NWS Spokane, WA

September 25, 2026Adams County, Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this dust storm warning at Sep 25, 2026, 3:17 PM PDT for Adams County, Washington. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 25, 2026, 3:17 PM PDT (22:17 UTC)
Expired: Sep 25, 2026, 4:00 PM PDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Spokane, WA
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Adams County, WA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this dust storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this dust storm warning went out at Sep 25, 2:59 PM PDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 2:59 PM PDT, 18 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 25, 1:28 PM PDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
128 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026

WAZ043-049-252115-
Western Okanogan County WA-Okanogan Valley WA-
128 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Okanogan County through 215 PM PDT...

At 128 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles west of Tonasket moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Oroville, Loomis, and Cordell.

This includes U.S. Highway 97 in Washington between mile markers 325
and 332.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4894 11931 4864 11960 4867 11977 4894 11971
      4895 11931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 199DEG 22KT 4870 11965

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Butler

Special weather statement, Sep 25, 1:29 PM PDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Spokane WA
129 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026

WAZ043-049-252115-
Western Okanogan County WA-Okanogan Valley WA-
129 PM PDT Fri Sep 25 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Okanogan County through 215 PM PDT...

At 128 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles west of Tonasket moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Oroville, Loomis, and Cordell.

This includes U.S. Highway 97 in Washington between mile markers 325
and 332.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4894 11931 4864 11960 4867 11977 4894 11971
      4895 11931
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 199DEG 22KT 4870 11965

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Butler

Local storm report, Sep 25, 2:27 PM PDT, 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 25, 2:45 PM PDT, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 25, 2:52 PM PDT, 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 25, 3:07 PM PDT, 10 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 25, 11:09 AM PDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	OTX	Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane and 1 more	8 hr
Sep 25, 1:24 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Okanogan	51 min
Sep 25, 1:28 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Okanogan	47 min
Sep 25, 1:29 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	OTX	Okanogan	46 min
Sep 25, 1:43 PM PDT	Dust Storm Advisory	OTX	Adams	47 min
Sep 25, 2:04 PM PDT	Flash Flood Warning	OTX	Okanogan	86 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.