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Dust Storm in South Central Pinal County, Arizona

Dust Storm August 12, 2022 · South Central Pinal County, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm outflow boundary moved northwest along Interstate 10 lowering visibility to less than 1/4 mile from Picacho to Eloy.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms moved northwest across southeast Arizona from late morning into early evening. Flash flooding occurred near Three Points and in Sabino and Bear Canyons where a large group of people became stranded. A dust storm rolled across Interstate 10 in Pinal County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1053814. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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