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Luntai County Meteorological Observatory issues yellow warning for sandstorms [Level III/Severe], China

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The Luntai County Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow warning signal for sandstorms at 9:38 am on October 23, 2026: It is expected that in the next 12 hours, there will be sandstorms with visibility less than 1000 meters in Luntai County and surrounding towns, as well as in the Lunnan Tahe area, with local visibility less than 500 meters. Please strengthen prevention measures.

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Coordinates35.8617, 104.1954
RegionLuntai County
Location Precisioncountry
Issuing AuthorityChina — cn-cma-xx
Cap UrgencyUnknown
Cap CertaintyUnknown
Cap Expires2026-10-23T21:38:54+08:00

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Source updated 1 hour ago (Oct 23, 2026 01:53 UTC) · we last heard from WMO Alert Hub (national weather services) 47 seconds ago

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Area as the agency stated it: Luntai County

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