Dust Storm — Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet, Arizona

2025-07-27 · Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet, Arizona

Event narrative

Arizona Department of Highways camera showed near zero visibilities due to blowing dust along I-10 near San Simon, AZ.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms in New Mexico sent a strong outflow that picked up dust into Arizona. Visibilities dropped to 0.25 miles along I-10. Additionally, a medium tree was uprooted in Douglas due to non thunderstorm winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1287386. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.