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WWUS55 KTWC 050057
DSWTWC

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
557 PM MST Tue Aug 4 2026

AZC003-050230-
/O.NEW.KTWC.DS.W.0020.260805T0057Z-260805T0230Z/
Cochise AZ-
557 PM MST Tue Aug 4 2026

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.

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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3242 10969 3237 10905 3231 10905 3214 10907
      3184 10940 3171 10963 3173 10999 3215 11008
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 46DEG 23KT 3233 10968 3218 10945 3216 10913

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WWUS55 KTWC 050225
DSWTWC

Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
725 PM MST Tue Aug 4 2026

AZC003-050235-
/O.EXP.KTWC.DS.W.0020.000000T0000Z-260805T0230Z/
Cochise AZ-
725 PM MST Tue Aug 4 2026

...DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM MST FOR NORTHEASTERN
COCHISE COUNTY...

The dust storm which prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore,
the Dust Storm Warning will be allowed to expire. Areas of blowing
dust will continue to make travel difficult.

&&

LAT...LON 3242 10969 3237 10905 3231 10905 3214 10907
      3184 10940 3171 10963 3173 10999 3215 11008
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 46DEG 23KT 3233 10968 3218 10945 3216 10913

$$

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