New Mexico Dust Storm Warning | Effective 05/13/2026 16:02

Headline: 
Dust Storm Warning issued May 13 at 5:02PM MDT until May 13 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Event: 
Dust Storm Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 13, 2026 - 4:02pm
Expires: 
May 13, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Northwestern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 630 PM MDT. * At 502 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Steins. HAZARD...Near zero visibility with damaging winds in excess of 80 mph. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. This includes Interstate 10 between the Arizona State Line and Mile Marker 20 at Lordsburg. Locations impacted include... Steins, Road Forks, and Lordsburg Playa.
Instruction: 
Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
Area Description: 
Hidalgo, NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov