Headline:
Dust Storm Warning issued April 27 at 7:10PM MDT until April 27 at 8:45PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event:
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 27, 2025 - 6:10pm
Expires:
April 27, 2025 - 7:45pm
Description:
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Southwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico...
Southeastern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...
Northern El Paso County in western Texas...
* Until 845 PM MDT.
* At 710 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Vinton.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up
to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
* This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 150 and 164.
Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 1 and 34.
Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 26.
Locations impacted include...
Homestead Meadows, Vinton, Biggs Field, Afton Generating Plant,
Chaparral, East El Paso, San Miguel, Franklin Mountains State Park,
West El Paso, Canutillo, High Valley, Westway, Fort Bliss, Santa
Teresa, Anthony, Mesquite, Mission Valley, Hueco Mountain Estates,
Sunland Park, and Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal.
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.
Area Description:
Dona Ana, NM; Otero, NM; El Paso, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM