Dust Storm, Southwest Deserts
- When
- March 29, 12:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwest Deserts forecast zone
- Measured
- 45
Dust Storm in Arizona, March 29, 1996
Blowing dust between Bowie and San Simon caused the closure of Interstate 10 between 1pm and 2pm when the visibility was reduced to near zero. Blowing dust was widespread across much of Cochise county due to west winds in the 30 to 40 mph range with occasional gusts to 50 mph.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS TWC wrote it up.
Blowing dust between Bowie and San Simon caused the closure of Interstate 10 between 1pm and 2pm when the visibility was reduced to near zero. Blowing dust was widespread across much of Cochise county due to west winds in the 30 to 40 mph range with occasional gusts to 50 mph.
Event by event
1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Dust Storm
- Blowing dust that reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Maryland, March 29, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 29, 1996
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 29 to 30, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 29 to 30, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
- Hail in Louisiana, March 29, 1996
More
Every storm in Arizona in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, March 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5574282.