URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
359 PM MST TUE JUN 26 2012
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TOHONO O`ODHAM NATION-UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK
359 PM MST TUE JUN 26 2012
...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...THUNDERSTORMS GENERATING STRONG OUTFLOWS CONTINUE TO
PUSH NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY NEAR THREE POINTS...AND
WILL BUILD NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY AND THE TOHONO
OODHAM NATION.
* WINDS...40 TO 60 MPH WITH STRONGEST OUTFLOWS.
* VISIBILITY...BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...SEVERE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WITH VERY HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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