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Home Return to list Dust Storm Warning 0028 Issued by the El Paso Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-11 18:58:56
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
558 PM MDT Tue Aug 11 2026
NMC029-120100-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DS.W.0028.260811T2358Z-260812T0100Z/
Luna NM-
558 PM MDT Tue Aug 11 2026
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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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LAT...LON 3252 10823 3252 10793 3260 10792 3261 10730
3189 10730 3187 10769 3182 10817 3230 10823
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 174DEG 44KT 3206 10804 3210 10763 3215 10734
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BROWN
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-11 19:51:28
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Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
651 PM MDT Tue Aug 11 2026
NMC029-120101-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.DS.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260812T0100Z/
Luna NM-
651 PM MDT Tue Aug 11 2026
...THE DUST STORM WARNING FOR LUNA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM
MDT...
The dust storm which prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore,
the dust storm warning will be allowed to expire. Areas of blowing
dust with low visibility will continue at times.
&&
LAT...LON 3252 10823 3252 10793 3260 10792 3261 10730
3189 10730 3187 10769 3182 10817 3230 10823
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 270DEG 44KT 3264 10811 3268 10770 3273 10741
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BROWN
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