Dust Storm, Central Deserts
- When
- July 1, 5:40 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Deserts forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
The Coolidge police reported dense blowing dust.
Dust Storm in Arizona, July 1, 2008
Low visiblity due to blowing dust resulted from strong winds from nearby thunderstorms. Winds were generally in the 30 to 40 mph range with reports of blowing dust in the Phoenix East Valley late in the afternoon and early evening.
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 PSR wrote it up.
Low visiblity due to blowing dust resulted from strong winds from nearby thunderstorms. Winds were generally in the 30 to 40 mph range with reports of blowing dust in the Phoenix East Valley late in the afternoon and early evening.
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
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 1, 2008
- Drought in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, July 1, 2008
- Flood and Hail in Massachusetts, July 1, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, July 1 to 2, 2008
- Flood in Illinois, July 1 to 14, 2008
- Flood in Missouri, July 1 to 16, 2008
- Flood in Illinois, July 1 to 10, 2008
- Drought in North Carolina, July 1 to 31, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 1, 2008
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: 126787.