Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued July 11 at 8:00PM MST until July 11 at 10:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 11, 2026 - 8:00pm
Expires:
July 11, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Northwestern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 1000 PM MST.
* At 800 PM MST, a wall of dust was located along a line from 15
miles northwest of Santa Rosa to 10 miles southwest of Sells,
moving west at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility.
SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* Locations impacted include...
Ajo, Pisinemo, GuVo, Hickiwan, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument,
Covered Wells, Gu Oidak, San Simon, Why, Cowlic, Gunsight, Charco
27, Ventana, Pia Oik, Vaya Chin, Santa Cruz, Mountain Village, San
Simon West, KuKatch and Kupk.
This includes the following highways...
Route 85 between mile markers 34 and 76. Route 86 between mile
markers 53 and 101.
Instruction:
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
SNM: AVISO DE TORMENTA DE POLVO hasta las 10:00 PM MST. Espere reduccion de visibilidad.
AVISO DE TORMENTA DE POLVO hasta las 10:00 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:
Pima, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender: