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Home Return to list Dust Storm Warning 0138 Issued by the El Paso Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-07-28 20:28:35 497 WWUS54 KEPZ 290128 DSWEPZ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Dust Storm Warning National Weather Service El Paso TX 728 PM MDT Mon Jul 28 2025 NMC023-290200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.DS.W.0138.250729T0128Z-250729T0200Z/ Hidalgo NM- 728 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 800 PM MDT. * At 727 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Steins. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up to 55 mph. SOURCE...Department of Transportation traffic cameras. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 20. Locations impacted include... Steins, Lordsburg, Road Forks, Lordsburg Playa, and Shakespeare. 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 3228 10905 3239 10874 3231 10873 3217 10905 TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 180DEG 0KT 3228 10887 $$ ZA Action: Expired Issued At: 2025-07-28 20:56:06 098 WWUS54 KEPZ 290155 DSWEPZ Dust Storm Warning National Weather Service El Paso TX 755 PM MDT Mon Jul 28 2025 NMC023-290205- /O.EXP.KEPZ.DS.W.0138.000000T0000Z-250729T0200Z/ Hidalgo NM- 755 PM MDT Mon Jul 28 2025 ...THE DUST STORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM MDT... The dust storm which prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore, the dust storm warning will be allowed to expire. Areas of blowing dust may continue to produce low visibility at times. && LAT...LON 3228 10905 3239 10874 3231 10873 3217 10905 TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 180DEG 0KT 3228 10887 $$ ZA |