⚠️ Dust Storm Warning – Coke, TX; Coleman, TX; Concho, TX; Irion, TX; Runnels, TX; Sterling, TX; Tom Green, TX – Sunday, July 5, 2026

Dust Storm Warning issued July 5 at 8:24PM CDT until July 5 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS San Angelo TX

Details

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a

* Dust Storm Warning for…
Southern Coke County in west central Texas…
Sterling County in west central Texas…
Southwestern Coleman County in west central Texas…
Tom Green County in west central Texas…
Southern Runnels County in west central Texas…
Concho County in west central Texas…
Irion County in west central Texas…

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 824 PM CDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 6
miles southwest of Carlsbad to near The Intersection Of Ranch Road
1929 And Ranch Road 2134, moving south at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Near zero visibility with damaging wind in excess of 60
mph.

SOURCE…Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT…Dangerous life-threatening travel.

Locations impacted include…
San Angelo, Ballinger, Sterling City, Mertzon, Paint Rock,
Christoval, Maverick, Eden, Miles, Hatchel, Knickerbocker, O.C.
Fisher Reservoir, Eola, Rowena, Orient, San Angelo State Park, Twin
Buttes Reservoir, Carlsbad, Mereta, and Ivie Reservoir Near Concho
Park Marina.

Instructions

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.

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