Dust Storm in Central La Paz, Arizona

Dust Storm February 2, 2022 · Central La Paz, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Social media images showed near zero visibility in blowing dust along Route 60 between Wickenburg and Quartzite. No damages of injuries were reported.

The wider storm

An upper-level trough moving across the region created a strong pressure gradient across southwest Arizona. Strong northerly wind gusts of up to 60 mph as well as dense blowing dust that dropped visibilities to less than 1/4 of a mile were observed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 995123. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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