Sedona AZ (June 13, 2017) – Coming soon: Spectacular sunsets and brief heat relief from monsoon moisture. Also coming soon: Low- or no-visibility on roadways caused by dust storms. Monsoon season is returning to Arizona and during Monsoon Awareness Week, June 12-16, the Arizona Department of Transportation is reminding drivers how to stay safe on roadways when dust storms arrive. Arizona dust... 

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Sedona AZ (June 9, 2017) – Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has proclaimed June 11 -17 Monsoon Awareness Week in Arizona in anticipation of the upcoming monsoon and summer severe weather hazards. The proclamation recognizes the diversity of severe weather, extreme heat and flooding that occurs in Arizona. “Arizonans enjoy the refreshing rains that accompany the monsoon,”... 

2013 Arizona monsoon taken from iPhone atop Sedona Airport Mesa by Al Comello for SedonaEye.com Sedona AZ (August 8, 2016) – With thunderstorms occurring in southern Arizona and extreme weather possible elsewhere in the state, drivers should leave prepared and be ready to wait out heavy rain, high winds and blowing dust. The latest National Weather Service forecast calls for a strong chance of... 

New Hell Canyon Bridge on right depicts a wider, stronger structure which replaced the original 62-year-old SR 89 bridge on its left. Sedona AZ (June 27, 2016) – The new State Route 89 bridge at Hell Canyon is longer, wider and better able to accommodate commercial traffic between Prescott and Interstate 40 than the 62-year-old span it replaces. The Arizona Department of Transportation opened... 

Sedona AZ (January 31, 2014) – Strong winds predicted for today could lead to difficult driving conditions along with periods of blowing dust and low visibility on highways across much of the state, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a blowing dust advisory until 6 p.m. for parts of central Arizona, including from Phoenix... 

Arizona dust storms are becoming more prevalent as developments disrupt protective desert topsoils and agricultural fields lie fallow Sedona AZ (October 29, 2013)  – Westbound Arizona Interstate 10 is closed this afternoon following multiple crashes in the Picacho Peak area, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The left two lanes of Eastbound AZ I-10 are also closed. The crashes... 

Sedona AZ (July 18, 2013) – The McGuireville rest area along Arizona Interstate 17 at milepost 298, near State Route 179 exit to Sedona, will close to the public for approximately 45 days in order to complete renovations to the rest area, advises the Arizona Department of Transportation. Facilities on both sides of I-17 will close on Monday, July 22, 2013, so crews can renovate the water pump... 

Pinal County AZ FLORENCE AZ (September 9, 2012) – Valued for its flame retardancy, structural integrity and insulation properties, asbestos was widely used in construction until the 1980s. It can still be used today in certain applications. The United States has not banned the use of asbestos but its use is limited and special consideration is necessary when working around asbestos. Pinal County Arizona... 

  I-10 reopens in New Mexico Highway closed earlier today due to dust storm A 132-mile stretch of Interstate 10 in New Mexico from the Arizona state line to Las Cruces has been reopened. The highway was closed earlier today because of reduced visibility due to a dust storm. Eastbound Interstate 10 has also been reopened at US 191 in Arizona. The eastbound lanes of I-10 were...