NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMDS.W 0027August 7, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Dona Ana and Otero, NM
The National Weather Service office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued a dust storm warning for Dona Ana and Otero in New Mexico, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on August 7. It was the 27th dust storm warning the NWS office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued in 2026. New Mexico had 7 dust storm warnings in August 2026, against 1 in an average August of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's dust storm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.4 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Area
- Dona Ana and Otero
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:06 p.m. MDT, August 7, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. MDT, August 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEPZ DS.W 0027
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Southwestern Otero County in south central New Mexico... East central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 605 PM MDT, a dust channel was 10 miles northwest of McGregor Range Base, moving south at 35 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Highway 54 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 30. Locations impacted include... Chaparral, White Sands Missile Range Headquarters, Anthony Gap, McGregor Range Base, Aguirre Springs, and Portions of Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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