1 dust storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind gusts to 40 MPH created areas of blowing dust, which temporarily closed highway 221. Other roadways affected included Interstate 82, and highway 24, where weather spotters indicated visibilities to less than one mile.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Washington in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, October 2002
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5318861.