Dust Storm — South Central Pinal County, Arizona

2025-08-25 · South Central Pinal County, Arizona

Event narrative

Pinal Airpark AWOS (KMZJ) recorded a visibility of 0.25 miles due to dust storm.

Wider weather episode

Strong to severe thunderstorms moved northwest through Southeastern Arizona the afternoon and evening of August 25th. These storms caused the formation of a dust storm that decreased visibilities to less than 0.25 miles, caused damage to utility equipment causing power outages for an estimated total of 1283 customers, and caused damage to a roof. Additionally, the heavy rainfall from the thunderstorms caused cars to be stranded along Frontage Road in Tucson due to flash flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1291731. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.