The National Weather Service issued a Dust Storm Warning for Maricopa and Pinal counties effective at 6:45 p.m. MST on July 13, expiring at 7:45 p.m. MST. At 6:45 p.m., a wall of dust extended from Paradise Valley to near Sky Harbor Airport to near Arizona Mills Mall to near South Mountain Park, moving west at 35 mph. Visibility dropped to less than a quarter mile with winds exceeding 50 mph.
The warning affects Phoenix, Chandler, Scottsdale, Tempe, Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Avondale, Goodyear, Buckeye, El Mirage, Paradise Valley, Tolleson, Youngtown, and Waddell. Interstate 10 between mile markers 113 and 165, Interstate 17 between mile markers 195 and 214, and Arizona Route 51 between mile markers 1 and 13 are impacted. Motorists should avoid the dust storm if possible; if caught in one, pull off the road, turn off lights, and keep your foot off the brake.
Source: National Weather Service.
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