Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued August 3 at 4:28PM MST until August 3 at 6:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 4:28pm
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Northeastern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 630 PM MST.
* At 428 PM MST, an area of blowing dust was located near San Simon,
moving west southwest 10 to 15 mph.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds in
excess of 60 mph.
SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists and
cameras in the area.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* Locations impacted include...
Willcox, Portal, Bowie, Dragoon, Chiricahua National Monument,
Pearce-Sunsites, Cochise, Sunizona, Kansas Settlement, San Simon,
Paradise and Texas Canyon.
This includes the following highways...
Route 181 between mile markers 39 and 64. Route 191 between mile
markers 36 and 92. Interstate 10 between mile markers 316 and 390.
Route 186 between mile markers 327 and 359.
Instruction:
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.
To report hazardous dust conditions, contact the National Weather
Service, or your nearest law enforcement agency, who will relay your
report to the National Weather Service office in Tucson AZ.
Area Description:
Cochise, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov