On Friday at 3:39 p.m. a dust advisory was released by the National Weather Service in effect until 4:45 p.m. for Umatilla County.

“At 3:37 p.m., a wall of dust was along a line extending from 6 miles north of Holdman to near Mission to 16 miles northwest of Lehman Hot Springs, moving east at 30 mph,” states the weather service. “Interstate 84, Oregon Highway 11, and US 12 may experience brief reductions in visibility with initial arrival of strong winds, with visibilities slow clear afterwards.”

Locations impacted by the advisory include Walla Walla, Pendleton, Meacham, College Place, Milton-Freewater, Athena, Weston, Adams, Helix, Thorn Hollow, Umapine, Cayuse, Bingham Springs, Holdman, Rieth, Garrett, Umatilla Reservation, Touchet, Mission and Gibbon.

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