Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued August 4 at 5:57PM MST until August 4 at 7:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 4, 2026 - 5:57pm
Expires:
August 4, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Northeastern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 730 PM MST.
* At 557 PM MST, a wall of dust was located along a line from 11
miles northeast of Willcox to 17 miles north of Portal, moving
southwest at 25 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, Dragoon, Chiricahua National Monument,
Pearce-Sunsites, Cochise, Sunizona, Kansas Settlement and San
Simon.
This includes the following highways...
Route 181 between mile markers 39 and 64. Route 191 between mile
markers 27 and 91. Interstate 10 between mile markers 322 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.
There is no safe place on a highway when a dust storm hits.
Visibility can be lost immediately, making it difficult or impossible
to slow down and avoid stopped vehicles. Delay travel, or safely exit
the highway before the dust storm arrives.
Area Description:
Cochise, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov