The National Weather Service issued a Dust Advisory for Maricopa, Arizona, effective at 9:40 PM MST on August 23 and expiring at 10:00 PM MST the same day. A wall of dust was moving east at 25 mph along a line from Estrella Mountain Ranch to Cotton Center to 9 miles southeast of Gila Bend Auxiliary Field, bringing visibility below one half mile and winds exceeding 50 mph.
The advisory affects Arizona Route 85 between mile markers 126 and 149, as well as Avondale, Goodyear, Buckeye, Palo Verde, Painted Rock Dam, Liberty, Estrella Mountain Park, Estrella Mountain Ranch, and Rainbow Valley. Motorists should avoid driving into blowing dust; if caught in dense dust, drivers should pull off the road, turn off lights, and keep their foot off the brake.
Source: National Weather Service.
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