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WWUS55 KTWC 252325
DSWTWC
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
425 PM MST MON AUG 25 2025
AZC019-021-260000-
/O.CON.KTWC.DS.W.0030.000000T0000Z-250826T0000Z/
PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-
425 PM MST MON AUG 25 2025
...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL PIMA AND SOUTHWESTERN PINAL COUNTIES...
AT 425 PM MST, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF
CHUI-CHU, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH.
SOURCE...PUBLIC REPORTED.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARANA, ELOY, AVRA VALLEY, PICACHO, CHUI-CHU, PICACHO PEAK STATE
PARK, PINAL AIRPARK, RED ROCK, COCKLEBURR, NORTH KOMELIK, KOHATK,
JACK RABBIT, SHOPISHK, EAST CHUI-CHU AND DOVE MOUNTAIN.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
ROUTE 87 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 116 AND 123.
INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 206 AND 237.
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.
LAT...LON 3268 11220 3268 11215 3272 11215 3272 11205
3277 11205 3277 11188 3279 11188 3279 11177
3276 11178 3276 11174 3273 11174 3274 11167
3276 11161 3287 11149 3293 11140 3248 11106
3240 11149 3241 11218 3251 11221
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 135DEG 32KT 3244 11131
AWH
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