Dust Storm — South Central Pinal County, Arizona

2022-06-26 · South Central Pinal County, Arizona

Event narrative

Thunderstorm outflow winds produced a wall of dust that reduced visibilities to less than a quarter mile across I-10 near Picacho.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms moved southwest across southeast Arizona. Thunderstorm winds produced a wall of dust along I-10 in Pinal County. Other storms produced heavy rain and flash flooding in the Baboquivari Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1041281. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.