Dust Storm Warning for Pima, AZ; Pinal, AZ
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The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... North Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona... Southwestern Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 1230 AM MST. * At 1132 PM MST, a wall of dust was located along a line from 15 miles west of Avra Valley to 11 miles north...
What the bulletin says to do
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE! 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 Tucson has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... North Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona... Southwestern Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 1230 AM MST. * At 1132 PM MST, a wall of dust was located along a line from 15 miles west of Avra Valley to 11 miles north of Marana, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * Locations impacted include... Marana, Eloy, Avra Valley, Picacho, Chui-Chu, Picacho Peak State Park, Pinal Airpark, Picture Rocks, Red Rock, Shopishk, East Chui-Chu and Dove Mountain. This includes the following highways... Route 87 between mile markers 116 and 124. Interstate 10 between mile markers 206 and 242.
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Dust Storm Warning issued August 5 at 11:32PM MST until August 6 at 12:30AM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tucson AZ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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