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