Dust Storm — Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

2025-03-18 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

Event narrative

The public reported blowing dust along US Highway 82 between Hope and Artesia, resulting in near-zero visibility. Traffic was stopped. The time is estimated.

Wider weather episode

An intense trough digging into the Four Corners region with rapid cyclogenesis over eastern Colorado produced high winds and blowing dust across much of the southern Great Plains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1243281. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.