{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.753d6aae02b355ee202674c371ad54130bd6d3f9.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Dust Storm Warning issued July 16 at 4:40PM MDT until July 16 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.753d6aae02b355ee202674c371ad54130bd6d3f9.001.1","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":172,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Dust Storm Warning: Dust Storm Warning issued July 16 at 4:40PM MDT until July 16 at 5:45PM 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:** 2026-07-16T16:40:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T16:40:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-16T17:45:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nThe National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a\n\n* Dust Storm Warning for...\nWest central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico...\n\n* Until 545 PM MDT.\n\n* At 439 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Steins.\n\nHAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up\nto 40 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.\n\nIMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nLordsburg, Steins, Cotton City, Road Forks, Lordsburg Playa, Granite\nGap, Shakespeare, and Pyramid Mountains.\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.\n\nMotorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!"}