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Dust Advisory for La Paz, AZ; Yuma, AZ; Imperial, CA

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What you need to know

Applies to
La Paz, Yuma, Imperial
Effective
Ended
Official severity
Moderate
Official urgency
Expected
Official certainty
Likely

What is happening

At 540 PM MST/540 PM PDT/, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 14 miles southwest of Cibola to 11 miles south of Wellton, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Less than two miles visibility with strong wind in excess of 30 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. This includes the...

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.

Full official description

Bulletin details

At 540 PM MST/540 PM PDT/, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 14 miles southwest of Cibola to 11 miles south of Wellton, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Less than two miles visibility with strong wind in excess of 30 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 19 and 44. AZ Route 95 between mile markers 39 and 64. CA Route 78 near mile marker 65. Locations impacted include... Martinez Lake, Fortuna Foothills, Wellton, Tacna, Kinter, Ligurta, Yuma Proving Ground, and Roll.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Dust Advisory issued August 28 at 5:40PM MST until August 28 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Dust Advisory issued August 28 at 5:07PM MST until August 28 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    Official revision

Source and limitations

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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