Dust Storm — Cochise County, Arizona

2002-08-10 · Cochise County, Arizona

Wider weather episode

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_id 5312810. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.