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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
642 PM MST Thu Aug 21 2025

AZC013-021-220230-
/O.NEW.KPSR.DS.W.0007.250822T0142Z-250822T0230Z/
Maricopa AZ-Pinal AZ-
642 PM MST Thu Aug 21 2025

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a

* Dust Storm Warning for...
  Maricopa County in south central Arizona...
  Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 730 PM MST.

* At 641 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from near
  Tempe to near Chandler Heights to near Florence, moving southwest
  at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in
           excess of 40 mph.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

* This includes the following highways...
  AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 154 and 199.
  AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 169 and 178.
  US Highway 60 between mile markers 173 and 181.

Locations impacted include...
Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, Avondale, Goodyear, Casa Grande,
Florence, Coolidge, Sun Lakes, Maricopa, Queen Creek, Tempe
Marketplace, San Tan Village Mall, and San Tan Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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LAT...LON 3325 11245 3293 11215 3279 11172 3305 11124
      3321 11161 3345 11187
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 062DEG 33KT 3335 11193 3315 11174 3299 11134

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