Dust Storm — Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet, Arizona

2025-07-13 · Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet, Arizona

Event narrative

A crash was reported due to low visibility due to dust. A nearby station had visibility drop to 0.14 miles with with wind gusts due to thunderstorm outflow at 63 mph.

Wider weather episode

A line of severe thunderstorms moving southwestward from the Arizona and New Mexico border sent a dust storm, or haboob, through Cochise county. There were numerous reports of less than 0.25 mile visibility due to dust and a crash on I-10 due to the reduced visibility.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1287028. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.