NWS Issues Dust Advisory for Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree Corridors

Highlights

• NWS Phoenix issued a Dust Advisory at 9:57 p.m. MST Saturday, expiring at 10:15 p.m.
• A dust wall extended from Deer Valley Airport through Desert Ridge Marketplace toward Desert Mountain, moving east at 30 mph.
• Visibility dropped below three miles on I-17, AZ-51, and US-60 segments through the North Valley.
• Motorists caught in blowing dust were advised to pull off the road, turn off lights, and keep foot off the brake.

<p>DUST ADVISORY: The National Weather Service in Phoenix issued a Dust Advisory at 9:57 p.m. MST Saturday, August 29, covering Scottsdale, Cave Creek, Carefree, and surrounding North Valley communities, with the alert set to expire at 10:15 p.m.</p> <p>At the time of issuance, a wall of dust was tracking along a line from <a href="https://www.deervalleyairport.com/">Deer Valley Airport</a> to near Desert Ridge Marketplace to near Desert Mountain to 6 miles west of Round Valley to near Punkin Center, moving east at 30 mph. The NWS cited Doppler radar as its source.</p> <p>The advisory flagged visibility of less than three miles and wind in excess of 30 mph, with hazardous travel conditions on three specific highway segments: AZ Interstate 17 between mile markers 207 and 221, AZ Route 51 between mile markers 13 and 15, and US Highway 60 between mile markers 154 and 156.</p> <p>Locations listed as impacted included Phoenix, Glendale, Scottsdale, Peoria, Round Valley, Ballantine Trailhead, New River, Cave Creek, Carefree, Deer Valley Airport, Arrowhead Mall, <a href="/entity/downtown/">Downtown</a> Glendale, Metro Center, Desert Mountain, and Desert Ridge Marketplace.</p> <p>The NWS advised motorists to avoid blowing dust when possible. Drivers caught in dense blowing dust were instructed to pull off the road, turn off their lights, and keep their foot off the brake. The agency's bulletin stated: "PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE."</p> <p>The advisory expired at 10:15 p.m. MST; check the <a href="https://www.weather.gov/psr/">NWS Phoenix forecast office</a> for any updated alerts.</p>

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