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Dust Advisory — El PasoDust Advisory — El Paso

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StatusCompleted
Affected area / locationEl Paso
Record roleIncident record
Last meaningful change2 weeks ago
Last source check2 weeks 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 El Paso. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.

First collected
Aug 31, 2026 · 7:46 PM CDT
Record completed
Aug 31, 2026 · 9:16 PM CDT
Monitored duration
1 hour, 29 minutes
Official severity
Moderate
Named areas
El Paso
Official expiration
Aug 31, 2026 · 9:15 PM CDT
Final monitor status
Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts

Event
Dust Advisory
Affected Texas areas
El Paso
Effective
2026-08-31T18:41:00-06:00
Expires
2026-08-31T20:15:00-06:00
Issuing authority
NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
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 El Paso has issued a

* Dust Advisory for...
Southeastern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...
El Paso County in western Texas...

* Until 815 PM MDT.

* At 641 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over West El Paso,
moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong winds up to 40
mph.

SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.

IMPACT...Hazardous travel.

* This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 in New Mexico near mile marker 164.
Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 1 and 61.

Locations impacted include...
West El Paso, East El Paso, Central El Paso, Northeast El Paso, Far
East El Paso, Mission Valley, Tornillo, Fabens, Clint, Horizon City,
Santa Teresa, Anthony, Sunland Park, Indian Cliffs Ranch, Canutillo,
San Elizario, Anthony Gap, Vinton, Westway, and Fort Bliss.

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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