Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Overview

On the afternoon of May 12, 2022 strong winds gusting to around 70mph behind a cold front lofted dust into the air. The cloud of dust quickly consolidated into a Dust Storm just behind the front as it pushed across southwest Nebraska. The Dust Storm produced near zero visibility and resulted in multiple vehicle accidents including a multi vehicle pileup on highway 30 near mile marker 160. This memorable event produced many stunning images that will not soon be forgotten!

GOES-East GeoColor satellite image of Dust Storm moving across southwest Nebraska during the afternoon of May 12, 2022.


Dust storm in progress at 2:26PM MDT in Grant, Nebraska (image courtesy of Lacey Parker via Facebook).	Dust cloud approaching the NWS North Platte, Nebraska Weather Forecast Office 4:16PM CDT.	Dust Storm in progress at the NWS North Platte, Nebraska Weather Forecast Office 4:27PM CDT.

Storm Reports

Storm Reports

0420 PM     DUST STORM       3 E SUTHERLAND          41.16N 101.07W
05/12/2022                   LINCOLN            NE   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTI VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HWY 30 NEAR MILE MARKER 160 DUE
            TO ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST

0435 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 E NORTH PLATTE        41.13N 100.69W
05/12/2022  M69.00 MPH       LINCOLN            NE   ASOS

0441 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 W NORTH PLATTE        41.13N 100.85W
05/12/2022  M70.00 MPH       LINCOLN            NE   ASOS

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

Dust Storm May 12, 2022