⚠️ Dust Advisory – Lea, NM; Andrews, TX; Borden, TX; Crane, TX; Dawson, TX; Ector, TX; Gaines, TX; Glasscock, TX; Howard, TX; Loving, TX; Martin, TX; Midland, TX; Reagan, TX; Upton, TX; Ward, TX; Winkler, TX – Sunday, July 5, 2026

Dust Advisory issued July 5 at 9:01PM CDT until July 5 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Dust Advisory for…
Southeastern Lea County in southeastern New Mexico…
Glasscock County in western Texas…
Andrews County in western Texas…
Northeastern Ward County in western Texas…
Midland County in western Texas…
Crane County in western Texas…
Dawson County in western Texas…
Ector County in western Texas…
Reagan County in western Texas…
Gaines County in western Texas…
Winkler County in western Texas…
Southwestern Borden County in western Texas…
Martin County in western Texas…
Western Howard County in western Texas…
Northeastern Loving County in western Texas…
Upton County in western Texas…

* Until 1030 PM CDT/930 PM MDT/.

* At 900 PM CDT/800 PM MDT/, a wall of dust was along a line
extending from 6 miles north of Andrews to 8 miles northwest of
Greenwood to 24 miles southeast of Midland to 17 miles north of Big
Lake, moving southwest at 45 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 73 and 180.

Locations impacted include…
Midland, Odessa, Hobbs, Big Spring, Andrews, Lamesa, Monahans,
Seminole, Kermit, Crane, Big Lake, Eunice, Seagraves, Jal, McCamey,
Wink, Rankin, Ackerly, Greenwood, and Garden City.

Instructions

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.