Alert archive / Arizona / Dust Storm Warnings in 2011
Dust Storm Warning 21, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this dust storm warning at Sep 12, 2011, 3:38 PM MST. It was in force for 82 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2011, 3:38 PM MST (22:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2011, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 82 min
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
410 WWUS75 KPSR 122238 NPWPSR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 338 PM MST MON SEP 12 2011 AZZ025-026-CAZ031-033-130000- /O.NEW.KPSR.DS.W.0021.110912T2238Z-110913T0000Z/ YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA... WELLTON...BLYTHE...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 338 PM MST MON SEP 12 2011 /338 PM PDT MON SEP 12 2011/ ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /5 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /5 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST YUMA COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST IMPERIAL COUNTY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WELLTON...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...SAN LUIS... AND SOMERTON. ALSO...PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8 WEST AND EAST OF YUMA. * TIMING: THROUGH 5 PM. * WINDS: 25 TO 45 MPH WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST. * VISIBILITY: DENSE BLOWING DUST UNDER 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS HAVE GENERATED LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND THAT HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING...AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. && $$ NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 5:19 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 41 min | |
| Sep 11, 5:22 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 38 min | |
| Sep 11, 6:11 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Maricopa | 49 min |
| Sep 11, 6:12 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Maricopa | 48 min |
| Sep 11, 6:15 PM MST | Dust Storm Warning | PSR | 63 min | |
| Sep 11, 6:37 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Gila | 38 min |
| Sep 11, 7:34 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Gila | 3 hr |
| Sep 11, 7:53 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | La Paz | 37 min |
| Sep 12, 1:20 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 40 min | |
| Sep 12, 1:21 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 39 min | |
| Sep 12, 1:50 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa | 40 min |
| Sep 12, 2:24 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 51 min | |
| Sep 12, 2:55 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 65 min | |
| Sep 12, 3:13 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Maricopa | 32 min |
| Sep 12, 3:23 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 52 min | |
| Sep 12, 3:47 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Maricopa | 43 min |
| Sep 12, 4:01 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Yuma | 59 min |
| Sep 12, 4:52 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Yuma | 113 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.