NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMDS.W 0022July 24, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Hidalgo, NM
The National Weather Service office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued a dust storm warning for Hidalgo in New Mexico, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on July 24. It was the 22nd dust storm warning the NWS office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued in 2026. New Mexico had 16 dust storm warnings in July 2026, against 2 in an average July of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's dust storm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Area
- Hidalgo
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:05 p.m. MDT, July 24, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. MDT, July 24, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEPZ DS.W 0022
- 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... West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 700 PM MDT. * At 605 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...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 20. Locations impacted include... Steins, Road Forks, Lordsburg Playa, and Shakespeare.
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. Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
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