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Dust Storm in Southeast Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
Dust Storm April 17, 2025 · Southeast Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
Report relayed to NWS El Paso said less than 100 foot visibility on US-54 between mile markers 40 and 50.
The wider storm
A strong positively tilted trough was moving through the Great Basin. Ahead of this system, gusty southwest winds develop over southern New Mexico and brought areas of blowing dust to Luna, Hidalgo and Otero counties.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1250667. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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