Dust Advisory issued October 10 at 12:29PM MST until October 10 at 12:45PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
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At 1229 PM MST, a wall of dust was located along a line from 9 miles southwest of Estrella Mountain Ranch to 10 miles south of Freeman, or along a line from 11 miles southwest of Goodyear to 28 miles southeast of Gila Bend, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility. SOURCE...Public reported. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. Locations impacted include... Buckeye, Estrella, Sonoran National Monument, Big Horn, Freeman and Mobile. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 131 and 140. AZ Route 85 between mile markers 134 and 143. AZ Route 238 between mile markers 10 and 19. 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. Blowing dust can be unhealthy and has been known to lead to Valley Fever. Avoid outdoor exposure. 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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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- AZ, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Maricopa, AZ
- event
- Dust Advisory
- onset
- 2026-10-10T12:29:00-07:00
- states
- ["AZ"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-10T12:29:00-07:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.78deacb6f8ca48770c57db365260f726dae1e640.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2b86a1d38cf642deb0ad458a76b318e377951f3e.001.1","urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eba3fcff2554eaf8760d3bef6d667370f831ba2f.001.1"]
- 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. Blowing dust can be unhealthy and has been known to lead to Valley Fever. Avoid outdoor exposure. 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
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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