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Dust Storm in Van Horn & Hwy 54 Corridor, Texas

Dust Storm February 27, 2011 · Van Horn & Hwy 54 Corridor, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

Blowing dust reduced visibilities to near 0 miles across the Van Horn and Highway 54 corridor. Several vehicles were involved in an accident, due to the blowing dust, along US 90.

The wider storm

Strong mid level winds at the base of a passing upper trough resulted in widespread windy conditions across the region, in addition to near 0 mile visibilities in blowing dust.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 286489. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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