NWS Phoenix AZDS.W 0013August 12, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Imperial and Riverside, CA
The National Weather Service office in Phoenix issued a dust storm warning for Imperial and Riverside in California, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on August 12. It was the 13th dust storm warning the NWS office in Phoenix issued in 2026. California had 5 dust storm warnings in August 2026, against 2 in an average August of 2008-2025 (California's dust storm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Phoenix AZ
- Area
- Imperial and Riverside
- State
- California
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:53 p.m. PDT, August 12, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. PDT, August 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPSR DS.W 0013
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Northwestern Imperial County in southeastern California... Riverside County in southern California... * Until 700 PM PDT. * At 553 PM PDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from near Salton Sea Beach to 11 miles northeast of Bombay Beach to 23 miles west of Palo Verde, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Public. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes the following highways... CA Interstate 10 between mile markers 74 and 129. CA Route 111 between mile markers 54 and 65. CA Route 86 between mile markers 57 and 67. Locations impacted include... Chiriaco Summit, Desert Center, Salton City, North Shore, Salton Sea Beach, Desert Shores, Bombay Beach, Cottonwood Visitor, Eagle Mtn, Imperial Hot Mineral Springs, and Coolidge Springs.
What the agency told people to do
Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake. Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
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