Dust Storm — Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys, Arizona

2025-08-12 · Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys, Arizona

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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_id 1291590. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.