Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued April 27 at 3:02PM MDT until April 27 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 27, 2025 - 2:02pm
Expires:
April 27, 2025 - 6:00pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Southwestern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...
Southwestern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico...
Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico...
* Until 700 PM MDT.
* At 302 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over the Lordsburg
Playa.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up
to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1
and 55.
Locations impacted include...
Animas, Cotton City, Alamo Hueco, Pyramid Mountains, Tyrone Mine,
Virden, Jacks Peak, Redrock, Windmill, White Signal, Steins, Big
Hatchet Refuge, Hachita Valley, Playas, Shakespeare, Rodeo,
Lordsburg, Granite Gap, Road Forks, and Separ.
Instruction:
Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility
reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If
caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your
foot off the brake.
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
Area Description:
Grant, NM; Hidalgo, NM; Luna, NM
Forcast Office:
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM