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Dust Storm in Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin, New Mexico

Dust Storm April 15, 2003 · Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin, New Mexico

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds gusting to 50 mph caused blowing dust which reduced visibilities to near zero along Highway 180 northwest of Deming. This resulted in two multi-vehicle collisions and 2 fatalities. Blowing dust from 50 to 60 mph winds was experienced throughout southern New Mexico. A widely publicized wind gust of 126 mph at San Augustin Pass was highly suspect due to other suspicious factors, but 75 to 85 mph gusts were considered fairly reliable by meteorologists familiar with that mesonet system.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5348834. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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