{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.58e94ffe335aa7e1c5550681e363a053d5e4d1e0.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Blowing Dust Advisory issued July 11 at 12:21AM MST until July 11 at 9:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-11","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.58e94ffe335aa7e1c5550681e363a053d5e4d1e0.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Tucson AZ"},"word_count":228,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Blowing Dust Advisory: Blowing Dust Advisory issued July 11 at 12:21AM MST until July 11 at 9:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson; Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet including Douglas/Willcox; Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford\n**Issued by:** NWS Tucson AZ\n**Sent:** 2026-07-11T00:21:00-07:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-11T00:21:00-07:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-11T21:00:00-07:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust\nfrom thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Wind gusts in excess\nof 50 mph possible. Localized dense blowing dust may bring\nvisibility below one-quarter mile at times, especially in dust\nprone areas such as along Interstate 10 through the San Simon\nValley near the Arizona and New Mexico border.\n\n* WHERE...Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Upper Gila River\nValley, and Upper San Pedro River Valley.\n\n* WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 9 PM MST this evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.\n\n## Instructions\nPersons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay\nindoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in\nvisibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing\nsand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far\nas possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way\noff and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay\nAlive'."}