Dust Storm in Cochise County, Arizona

Dust Storm August 10, 2002 · Cochise County, Arizona

$12K

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

On visible satellite imagery, a dust storm was seen moving into Cochise county as a result of outflow from thunderstorms in New Mexico. Cochise county dispatch reported two accidents at 515 pm MST. One was on Interstate 10 near San Simon and another was on Highway 80 near Portal. This dust storm caused reduced visibilities for a long period of time due to outflow from new thunderstorms that developed in Cochise county. A spotter in Bisbee reported winds gusts of 35 to 40 mph and 3/4 visibilities at 635 pm MST.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5312810. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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