Arizona, 1999

Dust Storm in Arizona, February 12, 1999

February 12, 1999 · NWS TWC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 dust storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Dust Storm, Cochise County

When
February 12, 11:20 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where
Cochise County forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

Near zero visibilities developed along portions of Interstate 10 in the Willcox area due to strong winds blowing across the Willcox Playa. The winds were the resulf of a dry cold front moving through Arizona.

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

More

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5690074.