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Dust Storm Warning for Maricopa, AZ; Pinal, AZ

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Maricopa, Pinal
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What is happening

At 916 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from Fountain Hills to Piestewa Peak Park to Phoenix International Raceway, moving northwest at 30 mph. HAZARD...Less than one quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel....

What the bulletin says to do

Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, then pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake. Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!

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Bulletin details

At 916 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from Fountain Hills to Piestewa Peak Park to Phoenix International Raceway, moving northwest at 30 mph. HAZARD...Less than one quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 125 and 160. AZ Interstate 17 between mile markers 195 and 215. AZ Route 51 between mile markers 1 and 15. Locations impacted include... Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe, Avondale, Goodyear, Apache Junction, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Tolleson, Laveen, Cashion, East Mesa, and Sun City.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Dust Storm Warning issued August 23 at 9:17PM MST until August 23 at 9:30PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Dust Storm Warning issued August 23 at 8:51PM MST until August 23 at 9:30PM 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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