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Home Return to list Dust Storm Warning 0019 Issued by the Tucson Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-03 22:43:36
642
WWUS55 KTWC 040343
DSWTWC
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
843 PM MST Mon Aug 3 2026
AZC021-040445-
/O.NEW.KTWC.DS.W.0019.260804T0343Z-260804T0445Z/
Pinal AZ-
843 PM MST Mon Aug 3 2026
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Southwestern Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 945 PM MST.
* At 843 PM MST, an area of blowing dust was located 7 miles
southwest of Picacho Peak State Park, moving northwest 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...
Eloy, Picacho, Chui-Chu, Picacho Peak State Park, Cockleburr, Jack
Rabbit, Shopishk and East Chui-Chu.
This includes the following highways...
Route 87 between mile markers 116 and 124. Interstate 10 between mile
markers 205 and 225.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
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LAT...LON 3266 11117 3250 11152 3251 11188 3272 11214
3272 11205 3275 11205 3277 11200 3277 11188
3279 11188 3279 11177 3276 11178 3276 11174
3273 11174 3274 11167 3276 11161 3285 11153
3291 11142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 138DEG 9KT 3259 11152
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Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-03 23:42:38
836
WWUS55 KTWC 040442
DSWTWC
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
942 PM MST Mon Aug 3 2026
AZC021-040452-
/O.EXP.KTWC.DS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260804T0445Z/
Pinal AZ-
942 PM MST Mon Aug 3 2026
...DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM MST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
PINAL COUNTY...
The dust storm which prompted the warning has weakened and exited the
area. Therefore, the Dust Storm Warning will be allowed to expire.
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LAT...LON 3266 11117 3250 11152 3251 11188 3272 11214
3272 11205 3275 11205 3277 11200 3277 11188
3279 11188 3279 11177 3276 11178 3276 11174
3273 11174 3274 11167 3276 11161 3285 11153
3291 11142
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 138DEG 9KT 3260 11152
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