NEW ULM — Blowing dust in Minnesota and northern Iowa could be seen from a satellite over the Earth, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Tuesday. The NWS issued a blowing dust advisory as wind gusts were measured at 50 mph in Hanska, 48 mph in St. James, 46 mph in Olivia and 45 mph in New Ulm and Olivia, according to NWS Meteorologist Brent Hewett in Chanhassen. “That’s the first time the NWS issued a blowing dust advisory that I can remember,” said Brown County Emergency Management Director Shawn Stoermann. “Conditions were perfect for a dust storm with the ...