Dust Storm in Arizona, March 7, 2000

Name: Dust Storm in Arizona, March 7, 2000
Start: 2000-03-07T10:48
End: 2000-03-07T13:00
Location: Arizona

March 7, 2000 · NWS TWC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $80,000
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: March 7, 10:48 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where: Cochise County forecast zone
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $80,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Strong winds blowing across a freshly graded area next to Interstate 10 near Benson caused near zero visibility in blowing dust to move across the Interstate. An individual stoped on the freeway when visibilities droped to zero. This car was rear ended by a semi-tractor truck. The truck was then hit by a van which was hit by another semi-truck. The fatality and injuries occured in the van that was between the two trucks. Two trucks and two vehicles were involved in the crash.

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

Every storm in Arizona in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Arizona, March 2000

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: 5132239.