Last night's dust storm over New Mexico continued to rage through the night, and sunrise shows it has reached Louisiana, Arkansas, and other states to the north of them. (See screenshot - dust storm is highlighted with red dots.)
This is a follow up to yesterday's toot/post: https://universeodon.com/@KrajciTom/114187160615114653
Dust storm and many wind driven fires in the southwest US. Same song, 22nd verse.
One fire is about a half hour drive from me:
https://app.watchduty.org/i/44174
"Emergency personnel were juggling road closures due to dust storms and high winds—San Augustin Pass, just east of Las Cruces, reported a gust at 93 mph.
US Highway 54 was briefly closed from the southern Otero County line near El Paso to the northern Otero County and Lincoln County lines due to high winds, blowing dust and vehicle wrecks. Crews could be heard over the radio leaving an accident on Highway 54 to head towards the Mayhill-adjacent fire.
The Otero County Electric Cooperative (OCEC) reported dozens of outages affecting thousands of customers from Timberon to Carrizozo. Line crews are working on restoring power to the affected areas."
https://www.cloudcroftreader.com/p/gail-fire-near-mayhill-new-mexico
Okay, these people should NOT BE DRIVING in a zero visibility dust storm. This is how you get massive pileups. #duststorm #dust #NMwx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3cz8xPYBfo
New Mexico dust storms... #NMwx #duststorm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_91-NFP1es
Grant Tosterod (KRQE):
https://bsky.app/profile/granttosterud.bsky.social/post/3lkp3grj6as2w
Oh wow... That's zero visibility dust. #NMwx #duststorm
Dust storm is now shifting into Texas. Avoid driving, significant possibility of pileups in the dust areas. (also, tends to knock over semis) #duststorm #dust #TXwx #NMwx 3/18/25 2016CT
Hmm, wonder if those are dust or storm clouds there in NM. #NMwx
#EAS #WEA for Bernalillo, #NM: National Weather Service: DUST STORM WARNING for this area until 7:00 PM MDT. Be ready for sudden drop to zero visibility. Pull Aside, Stay Alive! When visibility drops, pull far off the road and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights off and keep your foot off the brake. Infants, the elderly and those with respiratory issues urged to take precautions. Source: NWS Albuquerque NM #Bernalillo, #NMwx** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SO
Dust storm over NM/TX right now, in visual band (GOES satellite).. 3/18/25 1749MT #NMwx #TXwx #duststorm #dust
Actually, you can't get around a lot of places in NM right now due to road conditions. https://nmroads.com/default.html?v=2025012001& #NMwx #duststorm
Another bad landing day for your UFO. Or is that GOOD day for landing your UFO?
National Weather Service: DUST STORM WARNING for this area until 9:00 PM MDT. Be ready for sudden drop to zero visibility. Pull Aside, Stay Alive! When visibility drops, pull far off the road and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights off and keep your foot off the brake. Infants, the elderly and those with respiratory issues urged to take precautions. Source: NWS Albuquerque NM
Massive dust storm in Southern NM and northwest TX. 3/18/25 1712 MT #NMwx #TXwx #dust #duststorm
Computer enhanced imagery of the dust storm in New Mexico today, 3/18/25. #NMwx #dust #duststorm