Dust Storm — Western El Paso County, Texas

2024-06-07 · Western El Paso County, Texas

Event narrative

An off-duty employee reported a quarter mile visibility from blowing dust in west El Paso.

Wider weather episode

An upper low was located over the Baja region which brought mid and high level moisture into the Borderland. Isolated thunderstorms developed with dew point depressions over 60 degrees which produced strong thunderstorm outflow winds. Some of these outflows pushed dust into the El Paso area which reduced visibilities to below a quarter mile at times.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1190843. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.