⚠️ Dust Advisory – Dona Ana, NM; El Paso, TX – Monday, August 31, 2026

Dust Advisory issued August 31 at 6:41PM MDT until August 31 at 8:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

Details

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Dust Advisory for…
Southeastern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico…
El Paso County in western Texas…

* Until 815 PM MDT.

* At 641 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over West El Paso,
moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Less than one mile visibility with strong winds up to 40
mph.

SOURCE…Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.

IMPACT…Hazardous travel.

* This includes the following highways…
Interstate 10 in New Mexico near mile marker 164.
Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 1 and 61.

Locations impacted include…
West El Paso, East El Paso, Central El Paso, Northeast El Paso, Far
East El Paso, Mission Valley, Tornillo, Fabens, Clint, Horizon City,
Santa Teresa, Anthony, Sunland Park, Indian Cliffs Ranch, Canutillo,
San Elizario, Anthony Gap, Vinton, Westway, and Fort Bliss.

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.

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