In the latter half of the morning on December 2nd, strong, dry southwesterly winds began picking up dirt and dust in Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas. This led to areas of reduced visibility due to the blowing dust across Eastern Colorado, Western Kansas, and extreme Southwest Nebraska. A strong cold front entered Northwest Kansas around 11 AM and quickly moved southeast. Before this cold front moved in, it was already collecting dust along its leading edge, forming a wall of dust resembling a haboob.
As this cold front swept through the area, it gathered more dust and grew in severity and longevity. Many photos and videos showing a wall of dust a few hundred feet high were sent to the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Goodland, Kansas. When the wall of dust moved over an area, visibility would drop to near or less than 0.25 mile with wind gusts near and exceeding 70 mile per hour. Strong northwesterly winds and 0.25-mile visibility behind the initial wall of dust would continue for an hour or longer before subsiding.
Two multi-vehicle accidents were reported, indirectly caused by this dust storm. The first accident was occurred on I-70 near mile marker 77. This accident caused lane blockage on I-70 and some traffic was diverted, however the interstate never fully shutdown. No injuries or fatalities were reported from this accident. The other accident occurred on US Highway 24, west of Hoxie, Kansas. This accident accounted for the sole fatality of this storm event. A wildfire that burned nearly 2250 acres was also reported in Wallace County just before the dust storm swept through the area. This fire was caused by a power line that was blown over into a grass field. The highest recorded wind gust of the day was in Sharon Springs, Kansas at 75 miles per hour.

High Wind in GRAHAM, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 15:49:00 to 02-DEC-22 16:10:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

The Hill City, Kansas ASOS recorded a 58 mph gust.

Dust Storm in RAWLINS, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 13:35:00 to 02-DEC-22 15:35:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Unknown

A wall of dust was seen on radar and satellite moving through Rawlins County. Surrounding counties reported 0.25 mile or less visibility.

High Wind in GREELEY, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 14:05:00 to 02-DEC-22 14:05:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

The Tribune, Kansas Mesonet recorded a 62 mph gust.

Dust Storm in DECATUR, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 14:15:00 to 02-DEC-22 16:45:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Unknown

A wall of dust was seen on radar and satellite moving through Decatur County. Surrounding counties reported 0.25 mile or less visibility.

High Wind in WALLACE, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 14:09:00 to 02-DEC-22 14:09:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 65.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

The Sharon Springs, Kansas Mesonet recorded a 75 mph gust, the highest wind speed of this event.

High Wind in DECATUR, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 15:00:00 to 02-DEC-22 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Mesonet

Although no gusts of 50 knots or greater were recorded, surrounding counties reported high wind conditions. There is reason to believe Decatur county reached high wind conditions even though there were no direct observations of that occurring.

High Wind in RAWLINS, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 14:15:00 to 02-DEC-22 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

The Atwood, Kansas Mesonet recorded multiple 58 mph gusts.

High Wind in SHERIDAN, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 15:49:00 to 02-DEC-22 16:49:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

The Mesonet near Hoxie, Kansas recorded multiple gusts over 58 mph with the highest gust being a 65 mph gust.

High Wind in LOGAN, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 14:38:00 to 02-DEC-22 16:55:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 59.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Multiple sites across Logan county consistently reported gusts over 58 mph for over two hours. The highest wind gust in Logan county was recorded southwest of Winona, Kansas at 68 mph.

Dust Storm in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 13:15:00 to 02-DEC-22 14:55:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

County emergency manager reported 0.25 mile visibility in St. Francis, Kansas. Another report of zero visibility from the public was received from northwestern Cheyenne county.

Dust Storm in SHERMAN, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 12:30:00 to 02-DEC-22 14:35:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: NWS Employee

Multiple reports of blowing dust reducing visibility to less than 0.25 mile were recorded by on and off duty NWS employees, the public, and a trained spotter across Sherman county. The first report was in Kanorado, Kansas at 12:45 PM. 0.25 mile visibility continued to occur for almost 1 hour at the Goodland Weather Forecast Office.

Dust Storm in GOVE, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 14:55:00 to 02-DEC-22 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 75.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Both law enforcement and the public reported near zero visibility due to blowing dust. The dust caused a multicar accident on I-70.

Dust Storm in GRAHAM, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 15:30:00 to 02-DEC-22 18:50:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Near zero visibility was reported due to blowing dust.

Dust Storm in LOGAN, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 14:25:00 to 02-DEC-22 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

County Emergency Manager reported near zero visibility due to blowing dust.

Wildfire in LOGAN, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 14:35:00 to 02-DEC-22 21:50:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Strong winds blew down a powerline that caused a grassfire. The boundaries of wildfire were CR Kiowa to CR Rawhide (S to N) and CR 130 to CR 170 (W to E). Roughly 2248 acres were burned in the fire. No injuries, no livestock hurt, and no damaged structures were reported as the fire stayed in grassland and canyons. Highway 25 was closed due to the smoke and the fire. Wallace, Logan, Greeley, and Wichita fire departments responded to the fire.

Dust Storm in NORTON, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 15:30:00 to 02-DEC-22 18:50:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

The public reported 0.25 mile visibility due to blowing dust.

Dust Storm in SHERIDAN, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 14:45:00 to 02-DEC-22 16:15:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 132.50K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Law enforcement reported reduced visibility while responding to a fatal, multi-car accident occurred due to blowing dust caused by strong winds. The accident was due to extremely reduced visibility caused by blowing dust.

Dust Storm in THOMAS, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 14:05:00 to 02-DEC-22 16:15:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Multiple members of the public reported 0.25 mile visibility due to blowing dust.

High Wind in THOMAS, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 14:20:00 to 02-DEC-22 16:05:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Reported by: Public

The public reported 64 mph gusting wind blowing dust causing reduced visibility. Other reports have visibility down to less than 0.25 mile. A tree was knocked down due to high winds. There were also other reports of gusts over 58 mph during this time frame.

Dust Storm in WALLACE, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 13:00:00 to 02-DEC-22 14:50:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Public

The public reported 0.25 mile visibility due to a wall of dust.

High Wind in CHEYENNE, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 13:35:00 to 02-DEC-22 14:30:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Reported by: AWOS

The St. Francis AWOS reported multiple gusts of 59 mph in this event's duration.

Dust Storm in WICHITA, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 14:40:00 to 02-DEC-22 16:50:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Multiple reports from the public showed 0.25 visibility due to blowing dust.

High Wind in GOVE, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 15:00:00 to 02-DEC-22 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

The nearby Oakley, Kansas Mesonet recorded a 67 mph gust.

Dust Storm in GREELEY, KANSAS
From 02-DEC-22 11:30:00 to 02-DEC-22 15:45:00 (MST-7)
Reported by: Public

The public reported 0.25 mile visibility due to blowing dust before the wall of dust hit.