Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued April 27 at 3:25PM MDT until April 27 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 27, 2025 - 2:25pm
Expires:
April 27, 2025 - 6:30pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Southeastern Otero County in south central New Mexico...
Hudspeth County in western Texas...
* Until 730 PM MDT.
* At 325 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Fort Quitman.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up
to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Department of Transportation Officials.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 63 and
134.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Quitman, Indio Mountains Research Station, Esperanza, Little
Box, Fort Hancock, Sunset Ranches, Acala, Round Top Mountain, Green
River, Sierra Blanca, Far Western Portions of Guadalupe Mountains
National Park, Indian Hot Springs, Big Box, McNary, Brokeoff
Mountains, Bosque Bonita, Gypsum Dunes at Guadalupe National Park,
Frenchman Canyon, Finlay, and Dell City.
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:
Otero, NM; Hudspeth, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM