URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 541 PM MST MON AUG 26 2013 .DUST STORM HEADING TOWARD PHOENIX FROM THE SOUTH...AND SHOULD MOVE INTO THE PHOENIX EAST VALLEY AROUND 6 PM. AZZ023-270300- /O.EXB.KPSR.DS.W.0007.130827T0100Z-130827T0300Z/ GREATER PHOENIX AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESA...PHOENIX 541 PM MST MON AUG 26 2013 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...TEMPE...CHANDLER...GILBERT...MESA BY 6 PM...THEN INTO CENTRAL PHOENIX BY 7 PM. * TIMING...DUST STORM WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA FROM THE SOUTH BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN DUST WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE HAZARDS TO MOTORISTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY. 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.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 01:11:19 +0000
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