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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsanyone in Phoenix? Dust storm warning
http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/USAZ0166?phenomena=DS&significance=W&areaid=AZZ023&office=KPSR&etn=0016Dust Storm Warning for Greater Phoenix Area, AZ
until 7:00 PM MST, Thu., Sep 06, 2012
Issued by The National Weather Service
Phoenix, AZ
Thu, Sep 6, 2012, 4:52 PM MST
... DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY ISSUED EARLIER IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA... FIRST AHWATUKEE... CHANDLER... TEMPE... MESA... THEN SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO PHOENIX.
* TIMING... THROUGH 7 PM.
* WINDS... SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
* VISIBILITY... UNDER 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS... DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES FOR MOTORISTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING... PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL.
REMEMBER... PULL ASIDE... STAY ALIVE.
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anyone in Phoenix? Dust storm warning (Original Post)
eShirl
Sep 2012
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nmbluesky
(2,561 posts)1. No no no Rush says there's no such dust storm
Not again"!!! My family lived in Phoenix.. Keep away from window.
ncgrits
(916 posts)2. Wow. This sounds so awful! Be safe.
I'm used to hurricanes and tornadoes, but this sounds god-awful.
Agony
(2,605 posts)3. another haboob?!!