Dust Storm Warning Issued for Northeastern Cochise County, AZ
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NOAA issued it on August 3, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Tucson has issued a Dust Storm Warning for northeastern Cochise County until 6:30 PM MST due to blowing dust reducing visibility to less than a quarter mile with winds over 60 mph.
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- Record type
- Dust Storm Warning
- Affected area
- Northeastern Cochise County, Arizona
- Issued
- August 3, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Tucson AZ
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeastern Cochise County, Arizona.
Alert Details
A Dust Storm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service Tucson AZ on August 3 at 4:28 PM MST. The alert is effective from 4:28 PM MST until 6:30 PM MST.
Affected Areas
The warning covers northeastern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona. Locations impacted include Willcox, Portal, Bowie, Dragoon, Chiricahua National Monument, Pearce-Sunsites, Cochise, Sunizona, Kansas Settlement, San Simon, Paradise and Texas Canyon. Affected highways include Route 181 between mile markers 39 and 64, Route 191 between mile markers 36 and 92, Interstate 10 between mile markers 316 and 390, and Route 186 between mile markers 327 and 359.
What You Should Do
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. Pull aside and stay alive. If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake. Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero.
Expected Conditions
At 4:28 PM MST, an area of blowing dust was located near San Simon, moving west southwest 10 to 15 mph. Hazard includes less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds in excess of 60 mph.
Timeline
The Dust Storm Warning is in effect from August 3 at 4:28 PM MST until August 3 at 6:30 PM MST.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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