Dust Advisory for La Paz, AZ; Imperial, CA; Riverside, CA
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At 1106 PM MST/1106 PM PDT/, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 14 miles west of Quartzsite to Blythe to near Cibola, moving northwest at 45 mph. HAZARD...Less than a mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. This includes the following...
What the bulletin says to do
Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.
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Bulletin details
At 1106 PM MST/1106 PM PDT/, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 14 miles west of Quartzsite to Blythe to near Cibola, moving northwest at 45 mph. HAZARD...Less than a mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 1 and 20. CA Interstate 10 between mile markers 136 and 156. AZ Route 95 between mile markers 98 and 110. Locations impacted include... Blythe, Quartzsite, Nicholls Warm Springs, Cibola, Palo Verde, Blythe Airport, Ripley, East Blythe, and Ehrenberg.
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Dust Advisory issued August 10 at 11:06PM MST until August 10 at 11:30PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
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Dust Advisory issued August 10 at 10:26PM MST until August 10 at 11:30PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Phoenix AZ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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