Dust Storm in Central La Paz, Arizona

Dust Storm July 31, 2022 · Central La Paz, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 1048647. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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