Dust Storm — South Central Pinal County, Arizona

2022-06-29 · 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 the Pima/Pinal county line.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms moved northwest across southeast Arizona. Thunderstorm winds produced a wall of dust and downed power lines northwest of Tucson while heavy rain caused flash flooding in the Baboquivari Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1041478. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.