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Dust Advisory for Pinal, AZ

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Pinal
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What is happening

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 845 PM MST. * At 743 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 13 miles east of Florence to near Coolidge Airport to Picacho, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Less than two...

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

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 845 PM MST. * At 743 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 13 miles east of Florence to near Coolidge Airport to Picacho, moving northwest at 25 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 10 between mile markers 175 and 204. AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 162 and 178. AZ Route 87 between mile markers 124 and 155. Locations impacted include... Casa Grande, Florence, Coolidge, Queen Creek, Arizona City, La Palma, Blackwater, Toltec, San Tan Valley, Magma, Coolidge Airport, Olberg, Arizola, Randolph, and San Tan Mountain Park.

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    Dust Advisory issued August 27 at 7:44PM MST until August 27 at 8:45PM 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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