Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a

* Dust Storm Warning for... Southwestern La Paz County in west central Arizona... Central Yuma County in southwestern Arizona... Northeastern Imperial County in southeastern California... Riverside County in southern California...

* Until 1000 PM MST/1000 PM PDT/.

* At 832 PM MST/832 PM PDT/, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Palo Verde to 14 miles northeast of Yuma Proving Ground to near Tyson, moving southwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

* This includes the following highways... CA Interstate 10 between mile markers 126 and 147. AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 14 and 55. AZ Route 95 between mile markers 34 and 83. Locations impacted include... Martinez Lake, Fortuna Foothills, Blythe, Wellton, Nicholls Warm Springs, Cibola, Palo Verde, Tacna, Kinter, Blythe Airport, Ripley, Yuma Proving Ground, Blaisdell, Tyson and Ligurta.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LA PAZ, AZ ... YUMA, AZ ... IMPERIAL, CA ... RIVERSIDE, CA

Instructions:

Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake. Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!