Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued August 3 at 8:48PM MST until August 3 at 9:45PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 8:48pm
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 945 PM MST.
* At 848 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 16
miles southeast of Florence to 8 miles southeast of Coolidge
Airport to near Picacho to 15 miles south of Chui-Chu, 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 182 and 204.
AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 155 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,
Stanfield, and Sacaton.
Instruction:
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.
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
Area Description:
Pinal, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Phoenix AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov