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Dust Storm Warning for Pinal, AZ

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Pinal
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What is happening

At 922 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 6 miles north of Florence to near Magma to near Blackwater to 10 miles northwest of Chui-Chu, moving northwest at 35 mph. HAZARD...Less than one quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous...

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 922 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 6 miles north of Florence to near Magma to near Blackwater to 10 miles northwest of Chui-Chu, moving northwest at 35 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 182 and 204. AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 169 and 178. AZ Route 87 between mile markers 124 and 149. Locations impacted include... Casa Grande, Florence, Coolidge, Arizona City, La Palma, Blackwater, Toltec, Magma, Coolidge Airport, Arizola, Randolph, Valley Farms, and Sacaton.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Dust Storm Warning issued August 3 at 9:22PM MST until August 3 at 9:45PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Dust Storm Warning issued August 3 at 8:48PM MST until August 3 at 9:45PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    Official revision

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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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