NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NMDS.W 0028August 11, 2026
Dust Storm Warning: Luna, NM
The National Weather Service office in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa issued a dust storm warning for Luna in New Mexico, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on August 11. It was the 28th 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).
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Area
- Luna
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:58 p.m. MDT, August 11, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. MDT, August 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KEPZ DS.W 0028
- 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... Luna County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 700 PM MDT. * At 558 PM MDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 12 miles south of Gage to 8 miles east of Sunshine to 7 miles southeast of Akela, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Near zero visibility with strong wind in excess of 40 mph. SOURCE...Emergency Management. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 56 and 109. Locations impacted include... Nutt, Deming, Akela, Hermanas, Gage, Sunshine, Rock Hound State Park, Uvas Valley, Spring Canyon State Park, and Cookes Peak.
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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