Dust Advisory Issued For Windy Day In Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NV - Swirling winds in the Las Vegas are causing Clark County Department of Air Quality to issue a dust advisory warning across the valley for Thursday, Feb. 22.

The Department of Air Quality's website is classifying the dust advisory as "moderate." For updates, visit the department's website at http://redrock.clarkcountynv.g....

The following tips are recommended to minimizing dust exposure:

• Limit outdoor exertion on windy days with dust is in the air. Exercise, for example, makes you breathe heavier and increases the amount of particulates you are likely to inhale.
• Keep windows and doors closed.
• Run your air conditioner inside your house and car to filter out particulates.
• Consider changing your indoor air filters if they are dirty.
• To keep dust down, drive slowly on unpaved roads.
• Don't take short cuts across vacant lots.
• Ride off-road vehicles in approved areas outside the urban Las Vegas Valley.
• Call Air Quality's dust-complaint hotline at (702) 385-DUST (3878) to report excessive amounts of blowing dust from construction sites, vacant lots or facilities

Clark County Department of Air Quality dust advisory updates

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