{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.4693f726ea307ead19db5aa1a5bab86364fbb2f1.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Dust Storm Warning issued May 18 at 5:15PM CDT until May 18 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.4693f726ea307ead19db5aa1a5bab86364fbb2f1.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Amarillo TX"},"word_count":167,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Dust Storm Warning: Dust Storm Warning issued May 18 at 5:15PM CDT until May 18 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Randall, TX\n**Issued by:** NWS Amarillo TX\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T17:15:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T17:15:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T19:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nThe National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a\n\n* Dust Storm Warning for...\nCentral Randall County in the Panhandle of Texas...\n\n* Until 715 PM CDT.\n\n* At 514 PM CDT, a dust channel was over Canyon, and is nearly\nstationary.\n\nHAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in\nexcess of 40 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Satellite Imagery.\n\nIMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.\n\nAreas impacted include the city of Canyon and I-27 near and in\nCanyon.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nCanyon.\n\n## Instructions\nDust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility\nreduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If\ncaught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your\nfoot off the brake.\n\nMotorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!"}