Dust Storm — Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet, Arizona

2025-06-30 · Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet, Arizona

Event narrative

Utility company webcam showed a wall of dust moving southward causing near zero visibility.

Wider weather episode

After a break in Monsoon activity, thunderstorms came off the White Mountains causing severe winds in Safford, AZ and sent an outflow sending a dust storm to the Tucson Metro area and Cochise County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1274410. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.