Dust In The North Alabama Sky
From the NWS Huntsville…
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
732 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2012
…DUST STORM FROM THE PLAINS IS FILLING OUR SKY THIS MORNING…
A HIGH WIND STORM THAT OCCURRED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS OF
NEBRASKA…KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA ON THURSDAY PRODUCED A LARGE DUST
PLUME WHICH IS NOW WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THE
DUST IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING A SLIGHT OPAQUENESS TO AN OTHERWISE CLEAR
SKY. THE RISING SUN WAS ALSO BEING DIMMED A BIT AND LOCAL AIR QUALITY
MAY ALSO BE DIMINISHED.
SATELLITE IMAGERY AND LOCAL UA-HUNTSVILLE AND HUNTSVILLE AIRPORT
OBSERVATION CEILOMETER DATA ARE TRACKING THIS DUST PLUME. ACCORDING
TO THE CEILOMETER DATA…THE PLUME BEGAN TO ARRIVE AROUND 1 AM AND
PROGRESSIVELY BECAME THICKER DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW TODAY WILL TEND TO MIX THIS DUST PLUME UP A
BIT…AND INITIALLY MAY CAUSE ALLERGY SUFFERERS AND THOSE SENSITIVE
TO POOR AIR QUALITY TO HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY. VISIBILITY IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BE REDUCED HOWEVER.
Category: Alabama's Weather
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