Dust Storm in Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

Dust Storm March 18, 2025 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter sent pictures and video of near-zero visibility due to blowing dust north of Artesia. The duration for this report is an estimation.

The wider storm

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 1243283. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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