...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. * AFFECTED AREA...WESTERN MARICOPA COUNTY...INCLUDING WICKENBURG...TONOPAH AND GILA BEND. DUST AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL QUICKLY EXPAND WEST INTO REMOTE DESERT AREAS. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST...DOWN TO ZERO VISIBILITY IN SOME SPOTS. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP RAPIDLY OVER VERY SHORT DISTANCES. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING INTERSTATE 10 AND 8...STATE ROUTE 85...AND OTHER ROADWAYS IN THE AREA. 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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