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Home Return to list Dust Storm Warning 0136 Issued by the El Paso Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-07-28 17:58:00 686 WWUS54 KEPZ 282257 DSWEPZ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Dust Storm Warning National Weather Service El Paso TX 457 PM MDT Mon Jul 28 2025 NMC023-282345- /O.NEW.KEPZ.DS.W.0136.250728T2257Z-250728T2345Z/ Hidalgo NM- 457 PM MDT Mon Jul 28 2025 The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 545 PM MDT. * At 457 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Steins. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Department of Transportation traffic cameras. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 17. Locations impacted include... Steins, Road Forks, and Lordsburg Playa. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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! && LAT...LON 3226 10905 3236 10878 3229 10878 3218 10905 TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 180DEG 0KT 3228 10888 $$ ZA Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2025-07-28 18:22:31 595 WWUS54 KEPZ 282321 DSWEPZ Dust Storm Warning National Weather Service El Paso TX 521 PM MDT Mon Jul 28 2025 NMC023-282331- /O.CAN.KEPZ.DS.W.0136.000000T0000Z-250728T2345Z/ Hidalgo NM- 521 PM MDT Mon Jul 28 2025 ...THE DUST STORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The dust storm which prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore, the dust storm warning has been cancelled. Areas of blowing dust will continue to make travel difficult. && LAT...LON 3226 10905 3236 10878 3229 10878 3218 10905 TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 180DEG 0KT 3228 10888 $$ ZA |