On Thursday at 6:48 p.m. an updated dust storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 9:45 p.m. for El Paso and Hudspeth counties.

“At 6:48 p.m., an area of blowing dust was over Fort Bliss and the city of El Paso,” says the NWS. “Dangerous life-threatening travel.”

Locations impacted by the warning include Homestead Meadows, Agua Dulce, Biggs Field, Dairyland, East El Paso, Loma Linda, Franklin Mountains State Park, West El Paso, Fort Bliss, Clint, Butterfield, Mission Valley, Hueco Mountain Estates, Sunland Park, Sparks, Fort Bliss Northeast, San Elizario, Central El Paso, The Otero Mesa and Horizon City. This includes the following highways: Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 9 and 44. Highway 54 in New Mexico near mile marker 1.

The NWS comments, “Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.”

Source: The National Weather Service