Dust Storm — Yavapai County Valleys and Basins, Arizona

2025-08-25 · Yavapai County Valleys and Basins, Arizona

Event narrative

An ADOT webcam showed visibility reduced to an estimated 3/4 of a mile on I-17 near Sunset Point.

Wider weather episode

A large mesoscale convective system formed over northern Mexico and moved north into Arizona. This feature produced severe weather in southern Arizona and a large haboob dust storm that tracked all the way into southern Yavapai County. The following thunderstorms progressed through northern Arizona and produced heavy rain and some flash flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282696. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.