Headline:
Dust Advisory issued August 21 at 4:34PM MST until August 21 at 5:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Dust Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 21, 2026 - 4:34pm
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Dust Advisory for...
Northeastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
South Central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 530 PM MST.
* At 434 PM MST, an area of blowing dust was located over Marana,
moving northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong winds in excess
of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.
IMPACT...Hazardous travel.
* Locations impacted include...
Tucson, Marana, Casas Adobes, Flowing Wells, Avra Valley,
Tortolita, Pinal Airpark, Saguaro National Park West, Picture Rocks
and Red Rock.
This includes the following highways...
Route 77 between mile markers 71 and 73. Interstate 10 between mile
markers 224 and 255.
Instruction:
Motorists should not drive into an area of blowing dust. PULL ASIDE
STAY ALIVE!
Area Description:
Pima, AZ; Pinal, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov