Rare for Hanford, Ca: Dust Storn Warning

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
142 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...BLOWING DUST AND STRONG WINDS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND
HIGH WINDS IN THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS AND BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP AS THE COLDER AIR
ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT.

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WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
142 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...

A DUST STORM WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY.

WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS OCCURING...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

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WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

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