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Dust Storm Advisory 0009
Issued by the Midland / Odessa Forecast Office

Action Issued Starts Expiration
New 2026-08-13 18:44:59 2026-08-13 18:44:00 2026-08-13 20:15:00

Action: New
Issued At: 2026-08-13 18:44:59 

246 
WWUS54 KMAF 132344
DSWMAF

Dust Advisory
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
644 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

TXC003-103-135-317-329-461-495-140115-
/O.NEW.KMAF.DS.Y.0009.260813T2344Z-260814T0115Z/
Ector TX-Andrews TX-Midland TX-Winkler TX-Martin TX-Crane TX-
Upton TX-
644 PM CDT Thu Aug 13 2026

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Dust Advisory for...
  Ector County in western Texas...
  Andrews County in western Texas...
  Midland County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Winkler County in western Texas...
  Southwestern Martin County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Crane County in western Texas...
  Northwestern Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 644 PM CDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 8
  miles southeast of Jal Airport to 7 miles west of West Odessa to 12
  miles northwest of Crane, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong wind in excess 
           of 50 mph.

  SOURCE...Doppler radar.

  IMPACT...Hazardous travel.

* This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 94 and 147.
 
Locations impacted include...
Midland, Odessa, Andrews, Goldsmith, Midland International Air and
Space Port, West Odessa, Cotton Flat, Warfield, Midland Airpark,
Skywest Airport, Notrees, Odessa Schlemeyer Field, Frankel City,
Penwell, Pleasant Farms, and Andrews County Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving
conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in
dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep
your foot off the brake.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible behind this wall of
dust. Keep updated with this quickly evolving situation.

&&

LAT...LON 3240 10306 3239 10246 3207 10193 3150 10191
      3141 10248 3172 10273 3201 10306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 208DEG 26KT 3207 10304 3185 10261 3154 10247 

$$

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