Dust Advisory issued October 10 at 1:43PM MST until October 10 at 2:45PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

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The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 245 PM MST. * At 143 PM MST, a wall of dust was located along a line from over Sun Lakes to 12 miles southwest of Casa Grande, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong winds in excess of 30 mph. SOURCE...Public reported. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. * Locations impacted include... Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Casa Grande, Coolidge, Sun Lakes, Queen Creek, Arizona City, Olberg, Blackwater, San Tan Mountain Park, Bapchule, Chandler Heights, Seville, Arizola, San Tan Valley, Tumbleweed Park, San Tan Village Mall and Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport. This includes the following highways... AZ Route 87 between mile markers 135 and 144. AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 160 and 169. AZ Route 202 between mile markers 34 and 43. AZ Route 101 near mile marker 61. AZ Route 287 between mile markers 111 and 120. AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 163 and 172. AZ Route 347 near mile marker 189. Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake. To report hazardous dust conditions, contact the National Weather Service, or your nearest law enforcement agency, who will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in Phoenix AZ.

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NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
AZ, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Maricopa, AZ; Pinal, AZ
event
Dust Advisory
onset
2026-10-10T13:43:00-07:00
states
["AZ"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Likely
effective
2026-10-10T13:43:00-07:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e74d409972f5f4c2fd76ff02649f49bb9b03b0cd.001.1
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[]
instruction
Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake. To report hazardous dust conditions, contact the National Weather Service, or your nearest law enforcement agency, who will relay your report to the National Weather Service office in Phoenix AZ.
message type
Alert
freshness minutes
60
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