The record
Everything the slot carries, as measured. Series arrays are drawn above and listed here in full.
| event_type | Dust Storm |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 1,242,433 |
| episode_id | 199,961 |
| begin_utc | 2025-03-14T20:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2025-03-15T01:00:00+00:00 |
| state | KANSAS |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | WALLACE |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_crops | 0.00K |
| wfo_source | Law Enforcement |
| episode_narrative | A strong cold front moved east through Northwest Kansas during the afternoon. As the cold front moved into Kansas, a wall of dust formed along the front, with the blowing dust continuing for hours afterward. As the front moved through, visibility fell immediately to near zero or lower. East ahead of the front scattered showers formed that wet the ground enough to greatly reduce the amount of dust able to blow around. Just behind the front showers formed. As the showers moved through wind gusts increased, then fell as the showers moved on. Wind gusts up to 70 MPH were reported behind the cold front due to either the large scale weather system or from the showers moving through. ||There were multiple locations across Northwest Kansas that had vehicle accidents due to people stopping on the highway when they were not able to see in the blowing dust. The only accident that had fatalities or injuries was the one in eastern Sherman County. I-70 from Goodland to Colby was closed for more than 12 hours. The I-70 accident was the largest accident in the last 30 years according to the Highway Patrol. Highway 40 was closed from Sharon Springs to Oakley due to the dust storm and an accident. |
| event_narrative | A video of quarter mile visibility in the blowing dust along Hwy 40 near Wallace was received. Roughly ten minutes later about 10 cars were involved in an accident on Hwy 40 just east of Sharon Springs. The accident occurred because drivers stopped on the highway because they could not see in the dust storm. No injuries occurred due to trailers taking the brunt of the collisions.||A second accident occurred about three miles of the Greeley County line on Hwy 27. A semi and another vehicle were involved in an accident because the semi stopped on the highway when the driver could not see in the dust. No injuries were reported. |
| year | 2,025 |
Provenance
This slot's source list is not carried on the manifest row; open the dossier below.
Storage: spine