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

Dust Storm Warning issued July 5 at 9:11PM CDT until July 5 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

Details

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

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

* Until 1045 PM CDT/945 PM MDT/.

* At 911 PM CDT/811 PM MDT/, a wall of dust was along a line
extending from 11 miles west of Andrews to near Midland to 16 miles
southeast of Midland International Air and Space Port to 22 miles
north of Rankin to 9 miles north of Reagan County Airport, moving
southwest at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in
excess of 50 mph.

SOURCE…Doppler radar.

IMPACT…Dangerous life-threatening travel.

* This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 57 and 170.

Locations impacted include…
Midland, Odessa, Andrews, Monahans, Kermit, Crane, Big Lake, McCamey,
Wink, Rankin, Greenwood, Garden City, Stanton, Thorntonville,
Goldsmith, Pyote, Lomax, Midland International Air and Space Port,
Lenorah, and West Odessa.

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.