Monsoon

8/8/2016

How tropical moisture fuels Arizona's wild monsoon weather

With more monsoon rain in the forecast this week, we're explaining the climatological features responsible for monsoon storms.

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6/6/2016

A look at trouble spots for blowing dust around Arizona

Meteorologist Paul Panhans recently shared what forecasters look for when predicting blowing dust and where some of the trouble spots are located.

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Blowing Dust

6/15/2015

Where will you be when the dust settles?

Drivers are reminded to ‘Pull Aside, Stay Alive’ this monsoon season.

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6/15/2015

Drivers are reminded to ‘Pull Aside, Stay Alive’ this monsoon season

4/9/2014

Will you know what to do when a dust storm hits?

Our new "Pull Aside, Stay Alive" video helps spread dust storm safety message.

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6/13/2013

Pull Aside • Stay Alive: Will you know what to do?

We’re loving all the Haboob Haikus that have been rolling in this week… Like last year, this poetry challenge with the funny name has helped us accomplish an important goal, which is to get people talking about the danger of driving in dust storms. Because we cannot forget that dust storms can pose very real risks to motorists in this state – just take a look at the video above for proof.

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6/11/2013

Haboob Haiku: Year Two

Last year, ADOT launched its very first “Haboob Haiku” challenge in an effort to spread the word about dust storm safety and the response was pretty amazing. That’s actually a huge understatement ... Not only did we receive over 600 original haikus (some even by phone and snail mail), but #HaboobHaiku yielded stories in media outlets all over the world (they even wrote about it in New Zealand!).

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