A low pressure system moved across Arizona increasing the winds in the Eastern Deserts of Southeastern Arizona. The strong winds lofted up blowing dust, decreasing visibilities to dangerous levels leading to the closure of Interstate 10 and a car crash along Interstate 10.
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The episode as NWS TWC wrote it up.
A low pressure system moved across Arizona increasing the winds in the Eastern Deserts of Southeastern Arizona. The strong winds lofted up blowing dust, decreasing visibilities to dangerous levels leading to the closure of Interstate 10 and a car crash along Interstate 10.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 1, 2:19 AM MST, 10 hours 41 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 cold/wind chill, 1 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.
ADOT sensor reported visibilities of less than a quarter mile, with the lowest reported visibility of 0.21 miles. The low visibilities lasted from 1:00 PM to 1:40 PM.
Eastbound Interstate 10 was closed from 2:44 PM to 5:22 PM from Willcox, AZ to the New Mexico border due to decreased visibility from blowing dust. Multiple car crashes were reported with no known injuries or fatalities.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, April 2025
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: 1253560, 1253585.