Dust Advisory issued October 16 at 12:49PM MST until October 16 at 1:45PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
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The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 145 PM MST. * At 1249 PM MST, a plume of dust was located 6 miles northwest of Bapchule, or 6 miles southwest of Sun Lakes, and was stationary. HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong winds in excess of 30 mph. SOURCE...Satellite and traffic camera observations. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. * Locations impacted include... Mainly rural areas of Pinal County. This includes AZ Route 347 between mile markers 180 and 184. 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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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- AZ, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Pinal, AZ
- event
- Dust Advisory
- onset
- 2026-10-16T12:49:00-07:00
- states
- ["AZ"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-16T12:49:00-07:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3930cce19d44fc081342529a3ca64d396118ad30.001.1
- references
- []
- 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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