Dust Storm — Chinle Valley, Arizona

2011-05-29 · Chinle Valley, Arizona

Event narrative

The visibility was down to 25 feet in blowing dust at times in the community of Many Farms.

Wider weather episode

An unseasonably strong low pressure system moved across the Great Basin and produced high wind and dust over northern Arizona.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 315846. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.