Dust Storm in Western El Paso County, Texas

Dust Storm March 18, 2025 · Western El Paso County, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

Less than a quarter mile visibility was reported in west El Paso near Artcraft and Interstate 10.

The wider storm

A strong upper low was moving across the Rockies with an associated cold front at the surface moving through the Borderland. Winds ahead and just behind the cold front brought gusts to 75 mph which created areas of blowing dust which reduced visibilities to under a quarter mile at times.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1246821. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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