Dust Storm Warning until 01:30AM
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for... Southwestern La Paz County in west central Arizona... Northwestern Yuma County in southwestern Arizona... Imperial County in southeastern California... Riverside County in southern California...
* Until 130 AM MST/130 AM PDT/.
* At 1230 AM MST/1230 AM PDT/, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 22 miles south of Desert Center to 24 miles northeast of Brawley to 10 miles northwest of Martinez Lake to 15 miles east of Yuma Proving Ground, moving southwest at 40 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* This includes the following highways... CA Interstate 10 between mile markers 74 and 113. AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 1 and 22. CA Interstate 8 between mile markers 34 and 96. Locations impacted include... Yuma, El Centro, Calexico, Brawley, Imperial, Somerton, Chiriaco Summit, Martinez Lake, Gadsden, Desert Center, Fortuna Foothills, Holtville, Westmorland, Kinter and Andrade.
* 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! Strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible behind this wall of dust. Keep updated with this quickly evolving situation.
Address/Location
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, CA 92253
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 760-777-7000
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Dust Storm Warning