Highlights
- The National Weather Service in Phoenix issued a Dust Advisory effective 5:23 p.m. MST July 25, expiring at 6:15 p.m.
- Winds exceeding 40 mph are reducing visibility to less than three miles along I-10, I-8, and AZ Route 238.
- Affected areas include Goodyear, Buckeye, Gila Bend, and the Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station vicinity.
- Drivers caught in blowing dust should pull off the road, turn off lights, and keep their foot off the brake.
DUST ADVISORY: The National Weather Service in Phoenix issued a Dust Advisory for Maricopa and Pinal counties at 5:23 p.m. MST Saturday, July 25, set to expire at 6:15 p.m. MST.
At 5:21 p.m., Doppler radar showed a strong outflow boundary producing blowing dust along a line from 8 miles north of Tonopah to near Palo Verde to 9 miles south of Estrella Mountain Park to 8 miles northwest of Chui-Chu, moving south at 20 mph. The NWS warns of visibility below three miles with wind gusts exceeding 40 mph, creating hazardous travel conditions.
The advisory covers the following highway segments: AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 78 and 113; AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 107 and 168; and AZ Route 238 between mile markers 1 and 39.
Locations in the affected zone include Goodyear, Buckeye, Gila Bend, Tonopah, Estrella, Palo Verde, Big Horn, Bosque, Cotton Center, Painted Rock Dam, Freeman, Gila Bend Auxiliary Field, Estrella Sailport, Sonoran National Monument, and Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station.
The NWS advises drivers to avoid blowing dust when possible. Anyone caught in dense blowing dust should pull off the road, turn off their lights, and keep their foot off the brake.
The advisory expires at 6:15 p.m. MST; check the NWS Phoenix active alerts page for any extensions or upgrades.
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