Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued August 5 at 6:48PM MDT until August 5 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 5:48pm
Expires:
August 5, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Southern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
Central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 730 PM MDT.
* At 648 PM MDT, a dust channel was near Lordsburg, moving southwest
at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in
excess of 50 mph.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 9
and 44.
Locations impacted include...
Lordsburg, Separ, Lordsburg Playa, Pyramid Mountains, and
Shakespeare.
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:
Grant, NM; Hidalgo, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov