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The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Dust Storm Warning for...
Eastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 815 PM MST.

* At 700 PM MST, an area of blowing dust was moving across eastern
Pima county including the city of Tucson, moving southwest at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with damaging
winds in excess of 60 mph.

SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.

IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

* Locations impacted include...
Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana, Sahuarita, Green Valley, Nogales,
Tubac, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Casas Adobes, Drexel Heights,
Rio Rico, Flowing Wells, Tanque Verde, Vail, Corona De Tucson,
South Tucson, Three Points, Pascua Pueblo Yaqui Reservation,
Tortolita and East Sahuarita.

This includes the following highways...
	Interstate 19 between mile markers 1 and 63.
	Route 86 between mile markers 151 and 171.
	Route 77 between mile markers 70 and 80.
	Interstate 10 between mile markers 241 and 294.
	Route 82 between mile markers 1 and 43.
	Route 286 between mile markers 44 and 45.
	Route 83 between mile markers 10 and 58.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!

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.

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TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 30DEG 18KT 3206 11090

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures 108 to 114 in
the Tucson Metropolitan area, Southeast and South Central Pinal
County and across western and central Pima County including the
Tohono O'odham Nation.

* WHERE...South Central Pinal County, Southeast Pinal County, Tohono
O'odham Nation, Tucson Metro Area, and Western Pima County.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.

Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible, reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible
and drink plenty of water.

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