Kent, WA Warnings, Watches and Advisories

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State: WA Alerts: 1 Updated: Oct 8, 2026 6:42pm PDT

Blowing Dust Advisory

Area
Washington Palouse; Upper Columbia Basin; Spokane Area; Waterville Plateau
Blowing Dust Advisory issued October 8 at 1:33PM PDT until October 9 at 7:00PM PDT by NWS Spokane WA

* WHAT...Patchy to localized areas of blowing dust expected, with visibility dropping to between one-quarter and one mile at times. Southwest to west winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph. * WHERE...Coulee City, Davenport, Oakesdale, Rockford, Airway Heights, Odessa, Wilbur, Harrington, Colfax, Cheney, Pullman, Waterville, Fairfield, Downtown Spokane, Ritzville, Uniontown, Spokane Valley, Rosalia, Mansfield, Tekoa, Badger Mountain Road, Grand Coulee, Creston, and La Crosse. * WHEN...From noon to 7 PM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust possible anywhere in the advisory, but strongest winds and highest potential for blowing dust expected along US-2 between Waterville and Airway Heights and I-90 from Ritzville to Spokane.

SAFETY and DATA MESSAGE

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Kent.

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Disclaimer

This severe weather alerts report is relevant for ZIP codes from 98030 through 98064, accurately covering all areas within Kent, WA.

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