Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued July 10 at 5:53PM MST until July 10 at 7:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 10, 2026 - 5:53pm
Expires:
July 10, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 700 PM MST.
* At 553 PM MST, an area of blowing dust was located 7 miles
northeast of Pearce-Sunsites, expanding to the southwest.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility.
SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* Locations impacted include...
Willcox, Dragoon, Pearce-Sunsites, Cochise, Sunizona, Kansas
Settlement and Texas Canyon.
This includes the following highways...
Route 181 between mile markers 39 and 42. Route 191 between mile
markers 35 and 66. Interstate 10 between mile markers 319 and 340.
Route 186 between mile markers 327 and 340...and between mile markers
350 and 358.
Instruction:
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
Strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible behind this dust
channel. Keep updated with this quickly evolving situation.
SNM: AVISO DE TORMENTA DE POLVO hasta las 7:00 PM MST. Espere reduccion de visibilidad.
AVISO DE TORMENTA DE POLVO hasta las 7:00 PM MST. Estar alerta para una reduccion repentina en visibilidad. Cuando la visibilidad disminuya, mueva su vehiculo fuera de la carretera. Apague las luces y mantenga su pie fuera del freno. Se recomienda enfaticamente el tomar precauciones para los infantes, ancianos y personas con problemas respiratorios.
Area Description:
Cochise, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender: