Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued August 3 at 5:10PM MDT until August 3 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 4:10pm
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 600 PM MDT.
* At 510 PM MDT, a dust channel was near Lordsburg, moving south at
10 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 1
and 33.
Locations impacted include...
Lordsburg, Steins, Cotton City, Road Forks, Lordsburg Playa, Granite
Gap, Pyramid Mountains, and Shakespeare.
Instruction:
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
Area Description:
Hidalgo, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov