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Home Return to list Blowing Dust Advisory 0008 Issued by the Tucson Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-04 03:42:04 609 WWUS75 KTWC 040841 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 141 AM MST Tue Aug 4 2026 AZZ507>509-511>513-050300- /O.NEW.KTWC.DU.Y.0008.260804T2100Z-260805T0300Z/ Upper San Pedro River Valley-Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley-Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains- Chiricahua Mountains-Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Including the cities of Mount Graham, Douglas, Clifton, Safford, Sierra Vista, Chiricahua N.M., Canelo Hills, Willcox, Benson, Bisbee, and Madera Canyon 141 AM MST Tue Aug 4 2026 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust from thunderstorms developing after 2 pm can be expected. * WHERE...Chiricahua Mountains, Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains, Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Upper Gila River Valley, and Upper San Pedro River Valley. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, Pull Aside, Stay Alive. && $$ Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-04 22:01:02 542 WWUS75 KTWC 050300 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 800 PM MST Tue Aug 4 2026 AZZ507>509-511>513-050400- /O.EXP.KTWC.DU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260805T0300Z/ Upper San Pedro River Valley-Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley-Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains- Chiricahua Mountains-Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Including the cities of Bisbee, Benson, Sierra Vista, Safford, Canelo Hills, Clifton, Douglas, Mount Graham, Madera Canyon, Chiricahua N.M., and Willcox 800 PM MST Tue Aug 4 2026 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... The threat for widespread blowing dust has diminished, thus the Blowing Dust Advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ GEL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||