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Dust Storm in Northern Dona Ana County, New Mexico
Dust Storm March 6, 2025 · Northern Dona Ana County, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
Highway 26 was closed across the county due to near zero visibilities.
The wider storm
A strong upper low was moving through the Great Basin with a 150 knot jet entering into western New Mexico. A deep surface low over eastern Colorado brought a tight pressure gradient across southern New Mexico bringing wind gusts to 80 mph along with near zero visibilities with blowing dust.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1245916. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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