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Home Return to list Dust Storm Warning 0016 Issued by the Tucson Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-03 18:28:28
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WWUS55 KTWC 032328
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
428 PM MST Mon Aug 3 2026
AZC003-040130-
/O.NEW.KTWC.DS.W.0016.260803T2328Z-260804T0130Z/
Cochise AZ-
428 PM MST Mon Aug 3 2026
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.
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.
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.
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LAT...LON 3242 10906 3185 10905 3185 11013 3243 11012
3243 10983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 43DEG 14KT 3228 10920
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Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-03 20:37:02
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Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
636 PM MST Mon Aug 3 2026
AZC003-040146-
/O.EXP.KTWC.DS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260804T0130Z/
Cochise AZ-
636 PM MST Mon Aug 3 2026
...DUST STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHEASTERN COCHISE COUNTY...
The dust storm which prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore,
the Dust Storm Warning has been allowed to expire.
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LAT...LON 3242 10906 3185 10905 3185 11013 3243 11012
3243 10983
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 43DEG 14KT 3227 10921
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