New Mexico Severe Dust Storm Warning | Effective 08-04-2026 17:43

Headline: 
Dust Storm Warning issued August 4 at 6:43PM MDT until August 4 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event: 
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 4, 2026 - 5:43pm
Expires: 
August 4, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 643 PM MDT, a dust channel was 4 miles northeast of Road Forks, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 17. Locations impacted include... Steins, Road Forks, Lordsburg Playa, and Pyramid Mountains.
Instruction: 
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
SNM: AVISO DE TORMENTA DE POLVO hasta las 7:30 PM MDT. Espere reduccion de visibilidad.
AVISO DE TORMENTA DE POLVO hasta las 7:30 PM MDT. Estar alerta para una reduccion repentina en visibilidad. Cuando la visibilidad disminuya, mueva su vehiculo fuera de la carretera. Apague las luces y mantenga su pie fuera del freno. Se recomienda enfaticamente el tomar precauciones para los infantes, ancianos y personas con problemas respiratorios.
Area Description: 
Hidalgo, NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov