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Dust Advisory — Andrews + 5 more areasDust Advisory — Andrews + 5 more areas

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StatusCompleted
Affected area / locationAndrews; Crane; Ector
Record roleIncident record
Last meaningful change7 days ago
Last source check7 days ago
Official sourceNational Weather Service
FINAL RECORD

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Automated factual summary

This Dust Advisory left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Disaster Watch. The official record named Andrews; Crane; Ector; Martin; Midland; additional areas in official record. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.

First collected
Sep 4, 2026 · 6:55 PM CDT
Record completed
Sep 4, 2026 · 7:50 PM CDT
Monitored duration
55 minutes
Official severity
Moderate
Named areas
Andrews; Crane; Ector; Martin; Midland; additional areas in official record
Official expiration
Sep 4, 2026 · 7:45 PM CDT
Final monitor status
Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts

Event
Dust Advisory
Affected Texas areas
Andrews; Crane; Ector; Martin; Midland; Upton
Effective
2026-09-04T18:53:00-05:00
Expires
2026-09-04T19:45:00-05:00
Issuing authority
NWS Midland/Odessa TX
LATEST MEANINGFUL CHANGE

Completed

Official record ended or left the source’s active window.

Instructions preserved with the record

Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving
conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in
dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep
your foot off the brake.

This record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.

Latest official-source information

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Dust Advisory for...
Ector County in western Texas...
Eastern Andrews County in western Texas...
Western Midland County in western Texas...
Western Martin County in western Texas...
Crane County in western Texas...
Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 651 PM CDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 14
miles west of Lenorah to Midland International Air and Space Port
to 10 miles northwest of Rankin, moving west at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Less than three miles visibility with strong wind gusts
in excess of 30 mph.

SOURCE...Doppler radar and observations.

IMPACT...Hazardous travel.

* This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 89 and 136.

Locations impacted include...
Midland, Odessa, Andrews, Crane, McCamey, Rankin, Goldsmith, Midland
International Air and Space Port, West Odessa, Crane County Airport,
Warfield, Upton County Airport, Midland Airpark, Skywest Airport,
King Mountain, Notrees, Odessa Schlemeyer Field, Penwell, Pleasant
Farms, and Cordona Lake.

RECORDED TIMELINE

Meaningful official changes

2 meaningful changes

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  1. Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
  2. First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.

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