Dust Storm — Central La Paz, Arizona

2022-07-31 · Central La Paz, Arizona

Event narrative

Visibility of less than 1/4 mile reported along Salome Road southeast of Salome in blowing dust from thunderstorm outflow. No accidents or injuries were reported.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level disturbance lingering over the area in combination with MLCAPE of approximately 1000-1500 J/KG and DCAPE of around 1000 J/KG lead to the development of strong storms across portions of southern and central Arizona during the afternoon hours. Outflow winds led to areas of blowing dust with the more persistent storms leading to isolated flash flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1048647. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.