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Dust Storm Warning
Issued: 12:53 AM Jul. 1, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Northeastern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 700 PM MST. * At 553 PM MST, an area of blowing dust was located 17 miles east of Bowie, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * Locations impacted include... Chiricahua National Monument and San Simon. This includes the following highways... Route 181 near mile marker 64. Interstate 10 between mile markers 373 and 391. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 15DEG 11KT 3229 10920
Dust Storm Warning
Issued: 12:25 AM Jul. 1, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... North Central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 700 PM MST. * At 525 PM MST, an area of blowing dust was located 10 miles east of Willcox, moving south 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... Willcox, Bowie, Pearce-Sunsites, Cochise, Sunizona and Kansas Settlement. This includes the following highways... Route 181 between mile markers 39 and 63. Route 191 between mile markers 39 and 91. Interstate 10 between mile markers 323 and 372. Route 186 between mile markers 327 and 359. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 16DEG 16KT 3230 10968
Wind and Dust Advisory
Issued: 3:28 PM Jun. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Isolated thunderstorms with strong thunderstorm outflow wind gusts to 45-50 mph will result in blowing dust lowering visibility between one-quarter and one mile at times. The threat for blowing dust will persist into the evening as stronger sustained east-to-southeast winds 20-30 mph move into the area from the east. * WHERE...Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet and Upper San Pedro River Valley. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 10 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...Blowing dust can restrict visibilities below a mile posing a significant hazard to motorists. In addition, strong and gusty winds will likely suspend dust into the air that people and animals breathe. Individuals with heart disease and respiratory sensitivities may want to reduce their level of exertion to limit the dust they breathe into their lungs, especially if they are near dust prone locations. Those most at risk may feel better if they avoid outside exercise today, keeping windows and doors closed to help reduce exposure. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'. &&
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