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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 845 PM MST. * At 751 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 16 miles southeast of Coolidge Airport to near Toltec to 6 miles...

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 751 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 16 miles southeast of Coolidge Airport to near Toltec to 6 miles southeast of Freeman, moving northwest at 25 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 171 and 204. AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 129 and 178. AZ Route 87 between mile markers 124 and 157. Locations impacted include... Casa Grande, Florence, Coolidge, Maricopa, Queen Creek, Estrella, Arizona City, La Palma, Big Horn, San Tan Valley, Bapchule, Estrella Sailport, Olberg, Arizola, and San Tan Mountain Park.

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    Dust Storm Warning issued August 19 at 7:51PM MST until August 19 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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