Dust Storm — Upper San Pedro River Valley, Arizona

2025-07-13 · Upper San Pedro River Valley, Arizona

Event narrative

Multiple trained spotters reported via social media a big dust storm tracking through all of Cochise county with visibilities dropping to below 0.25 miles at times.

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 1287029. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.