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Dust Storm Warning for Maricopa, AZ; Pinal, AZ

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Maricopa, Pinal
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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 830 PM MST. * At 741 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 11 miles northeast of Coolidge Airport to near Florence to near...

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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 830 PM MST. * At 741 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 11 miles northeast of Coolidge Airport to near Florence to near Toltec, moving northwest at 35 mph. HAZARD...Less than a 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 173 and 204. AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 176 and 178. US Highway 60 between mile markers 201 and 214. Locations impacted include... Casa Grande, Apache Junction, Florence, Coolidge, Gold Canyon, Queen Creek, La Palma, Gold Camp, San Tan Valley, Seville, Florence Junction, Bapchule, Olberg, Arizola, and San Tan Mountain Park.

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    Dust Storm Warning issued August 23 at 7:41PM MST until August 23 at 8:30PM 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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