Dust Storm Warning for Maricopa, AZ; Pinal, AZ
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The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 845 PM MST. * At 803 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from near Toltec to near Chui-Chu, moving northwest at 25 mph....
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, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.
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The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 845 PM MST. * At 803 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from near Toltec to near Chui-Chu, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 148 and 176. AZ Route 238 between mile markers 34 and 44. AZ Route 347 between mile markers 161 and 176. Locations impacted include... Casa Grande, Maricopa, Arizona City, Estrella Sailport, Stanfield, and Ak-Chin Village.
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Dust Storm Warning issued August 23 at 8:03PM MST until August 23 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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