| Event | Dust Advisory |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Eddy, NM; Brewster, TX; Culberson, TX; Jeff Davis, TX; Pecos, TX; Presidio, TX; Reeves, TX |
| Effective | 7/5/2026, 11:56:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/6/2026, 2:00:00 AM CDT |
Dust Advisory issued July 5 at 11:56PM CDT until July 6 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
Details
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Dust Advisory for…
Southern Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico…
Southwestern Pecos County in southwestern Texas…
Northwestern Brewster County in southwestern Texas…
Western Reeves County in southwestern Texas…
Jeff Davis County in southwestern Texas…
Northern Presidio County in southwestern Texas…
Culberson County in southwestern Texas…
* Until 200 AM CDT/100 AM MDT/.
* At 1155 PM CDT/1055 PM MDT/, a wall of dust was along a line
extending from 9 miles north of Red Bluff Reservoir to 15 miles
west of Orla to 18 miles northwest of Toyah to near Saragosa to 24
miles north of Sanderson, moving southwest at 40 mph.
HAZARD…Less than two miles visibility with strong wind in excess
of 50 mph.
SOURCE…Doppler radar.
IMPACT…Hazardous travel.
* This includes the following highways…
Interstate 10 between mile markers 136 and 225.
Interstate 20 between mile markers 0 and 18.
Locations impacted include…
Carlsbad, Alpine, Van Horn, Marfa, Kent, Fort Davis, Pine Springs,
Loving, Balmorhea, Valentine, McKittrick Canyon, McDonald
Observatory, Saragosa, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Bloys Camp,
Plateau, Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport, Malaga, Davis Mountains
State Park, and Marathon.
Instructions
Motorists should not drive into an area of blowing dust. PULL ASIDE
STAY ALIVE!
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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