NWS Phoenix AZDS.W 0014August 19, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Maricopa and Pinal, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Phoenix issued a dust storm warning for Maricopa and Pinal in Arizona, which was in force until 8:45 p.m. local time on August 19. It was the 14th dust storm warning the NWS office in Phoenix issued in 2026. Arizona had 24 dust storm warnings in August 2026, against 9 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Arizona's dust storm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 54 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Phoenix AZ
- Area
- Maricopa and Pinal
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:51 p.m. PDT, August 19, 2026
- Expires
- 8:45 p.m. PDT, August 19, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPSR DS.W 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 845 PM MST. * At 751 PM MST, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 16 miles southeast of Coolidge Airport to near Toltec to 6 miles southeast of Freeman, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 171 and 204. AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 129 and 178. AZ Route 87 between mile markers 124 and 157. Locations impacted include... Casa Grande, Florence, Coolidge, Maricopa, Queen Creek, Estrella, Arizona City, La Palma, Big Horn, San Tan Valley, Bapchule, Estrella Sailport, Olberg, Arizola, and San Tan Mountain Park.
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.