DUST STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 112 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH 8 PM MST WITH
VISIBILITIES DOWN TO BELOW 1/4 MILE IN BLOWING DUST UNTIL 5 PM MST.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 1/4 MILE IN SPOTS.
* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING DUST BELOW 1/4 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS...ESPECIALLY ON
INTERSTATE 10 AND STATE HIGHWAY 86 FROM SELLS TO EAST OF WHY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY...CAUSING ACCIDENTS THAT MAY INVOLVE CHAIN COLLISIONS
AND MULTIPLE PILEUPS. IF DENSE DUST IS OBSERVED BLOWING ACROSS OR
APPROACHING A ROADWAY...PULL YOUR VEHICLE OFF THE PAVEMENT AS FAR
AS POSSIBLE TO STOP. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS...SET THE EMERGENCY
BRAKE...AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE BRAKE
LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED.
PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS
CONCERNING THIS DUST STORM.
$$
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 112 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009
...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH 8 PM MST WITH
VISIBILITIES DOWN TO BELOW 1/4 MILE IN BLOWING DUST UNTIL 5 PM MST.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 1/4 MILE IN SPOTS.
* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING DUST BELOW 1/4 MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS...ESPECIALLY ON
INTERSTATE 10 AND STATE HIGHWAY 86 FROM SELLS TO EAST OF WHY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY...CAUSING ACCIDENTS THAT MAY INVOLVE CHAIN COLLISIONS
AND MULTIPLE PILEUPS. IF DENSE DUST IS OBSERVED BLOWING ACROSS OR
APPROACHING A ROADWAY...PULL YOUR VEHICLE OFF THE PAVEMENT AS FAR
AS POSSIBLE TO STOP. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS...SET THE EMERGENCY
BRAKE...AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE BRAKE
LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED.
PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS
CONCERNING THIS DUST STORM.
$$
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