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Dust Storm in Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys, Arizona

Dust Storm August 12, 2025 · Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Arizona DOT web camera showed dust storm reducing visibilities to less than 0.25 miles.

The wider storm

Outflows from strong thunderstorms lofted areas of blowing dust that caused a formation of a dust storm. This dust storm began in the White Mountains and New Mexico and moved south-southwest into Greenlee County, then moved across Cochise County. This dust storm reduced visibilities to less than 0.25 miles with no injury, fatality, or damage to property.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1291590. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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