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WWUS55 KFGZ 260203
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DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
703 PM MST MON AUG 25 2025
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YAVAPAI AZ-
703 PM MST MON AUG 25 2025
...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MST FOR
INTERSTATE 17 NEAR BLACK CANYON CITY IN YAVAPAI COUNTY...
AT 703 PM MST, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS LOCATED NEAR BLACK CANYON
CITY, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLACK CANYON CITY, SUNSET POINT REST AREA, HORSE THIEF BASIN,
COLES BAY, HUMBUG BAY, AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT, CASTLE HOT
SPRINGS, GOOSE BAY, LAKE PLEASANT, CASTLE CREEK BOAT RAMP, CORDES
LAKES, ROCK SPRINGS, BUMBLE BEE, CASTLE CREEK WILDERNESS, HUMBUG
AND CASA ROSA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 17 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 242 AND 258.
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.
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS DUST
CHANNEL. KEEP UPDATED WITH THIS QUICKLY EVOLVING SITUATION.
LAT...LON 3404 11195 3403 11198 3405 11216 3404 11215
3404 11216 3401 11216 3401 11218 3400 11218
3399 11219 3397 11220 3396 11223 3396 11224
3394 11224 3394 11223 3391 11224 3390 11226
3388 11228 3389 11230 3406 11243 3429 11209
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 133DEG 14KT 3408 11218
HUMPHREYS
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