Dust Storm in Northwest Plateau, New Mexico

Dust Storm July 28, 2022 · Northwest Plateau, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Video shared by local broadcast media showed a haboob approaching Shiprock, likely generated from strong downburst winds from nearby thunderstorms. While the nearby Farmington ASOS reported thunderstorms, it never reported any visibility restrictions.

The wider storm

A very active month of July continued on July 28, 2022 across northern and central New Mexico as numerous showers and thunderstorms impacted the area. With an abundant amount of moisture still in place, these thunderstorms were very capable of producing heavy rain. New Mexico's largest burn scar continued to be hit with major flooding reported on the northern portion of the Calf Canyon burn scar. Meanwhile, areas across northwest New Mexico are still very dry, and this was proven by a haboob impacting the Shiprock area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1033561. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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