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WWUS55 KTWC 200208
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
708 PM MST WED AUG 19 2026
AZC019-021-200345-
/O.NEW.KTWC.DS.W.0024.260820T0208Z-260820T0345Z/
PIMA AZ-PINAL AZ-
708 PM MST WED AUG 19 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA...
CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA...
* UNTIL 845 PM MST.
* AT 708 PM MST, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS LOCATED NEAR FLOWING
WELLS, AND WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY.
SOURCE...PUBLIC REPORTED.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TUCSON, CATALINA, ORO VALLEY, MARANA, CASAS ADOBES, ELOY, FLOWING
WELLS, SADDLEBROOKE, AVRA VALLEY, SADDLEBROOKE RANCH, TORTOLITA,
PICACHO, PINAL AIRPARK, PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK, SAGUARO NATIONAL
PARK WEST, CATALINA STATE PARK, TUCSON MOUNTAIN PARK, TUCSON
ESTATES AND CATALINA FOOTHILLS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
ROUTE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 92 AND 128. ROUTE 87 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 116 AND 124. ROUTE 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 93.
INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 205 AND 259.
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 3250 11155 3273 11170 3276 11161 3281 11156
3285 11153 3312 11113 3312 11111 3226 11080
3212 11130
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 145DEG 2KT 3225 11102
MJS
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