{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.17fdde0d13eeac2c62018ab15c7e8ac1b1ae53f6.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Dust Storm Warning issued July 20 at 4:40PM MDT until July 20 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.17fdde0d13eeac2c62018ab15c7e8ac1b1ae53f6.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM"},"word_count":168,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Dust Storm Warning: Dust Storm Warning issued July 20 at 4:40PM MDT until July 20 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Hidalgo, NM\n**Issued by:** NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T16:40:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T16:40:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-20T18:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nThe National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a\n\n* Dust Storm Warning for...\nNorthwestern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico...\n\n* Until 600 PM MDT.\n\n* At 440 PM MDT, a dust channel was 8 miles west of Lordsburg, moving\nsouth at 35 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in\nexcess of 50 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Law enforcement.\n\nIMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.\n\n* This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1\nand 18.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nSteins, Road Forks, and Lordsburg Playa.\n\n## Instructions\nDust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility\nreduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If\ncaught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your\nfoot off the brake."}