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Dust Advisory for Maricopa, AZ

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Maricopa
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What is happening

At 1026 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 17 miles northeast of Ajo to 8 miles south of Gila Bend Auxiliary Field to Gila Bend to near Cotton Center to near Palo Verde, moving west at 20 mph. HAZARD...Less than a mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar....

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. Motorists should not drive into an area of blowing dust. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!

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Bulletin details

At 1026 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 17 miles northeast of Ajo to 8 miles south of Gila Bend Auxiliary Field to Gila Bend to near Cotton Center to near Palo Verde, moving west at 20 mph. HAZARD...Less than a mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 104 and 130. AZ Route 238 between mile markers 1 and 8. AZ Route 85 between mile markers 1 and 27, and between mile markers 119 and 124. Locations impacted include... Gila Bend, Gila Bend Auxiliary Field, and Bosque.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Dust Advisory issued August 23 at 10:27PM MST until August 23 at 10:45PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Dust Advisory issued August 23 at 9:38PM MST until August 23 at 10:45PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    Official revision

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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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