Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued August 3 at 8:51PM MST until August 3 at 9:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 8:51pm
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description:
At 851 PM MST, an area of blowing dust was located near Sells, moving
west at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility.
SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Locations impacted include...
Sells, Topawa, San Isidro, Kitt Peak, Ali Chukson, Cowlic, Fresnal,
San Pedro, Queens Well, South Comobabi, Comobabi, Santa Rosa Ranch,
Sil Nakya, Fresnal Canyon, Artesia, Pan Tak and Ali Molina.
This includes the following highways...
Route 86 between mile markers 110 and 141. Route 286 between mile
markers 16 and 31.
Instruction:
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
Area Description:
Pima, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov