An upper trough was moving east of the Rockies with deep, dry air moving into southwest New Mexico behind it. There was some deeper moisture up to the Rio Grande Valley with an area of convergence west of Deming.
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An upper trough was moving east of the Rockies with deep, dry air moving into southwest New Mexico behind it. There was some deeper moisture up to the Rio Grande Valley with an area of convergence west of Deming. Storms developed along this area of convergence which produced severe wind gusts and in turn a dust storm that moved along Interstate 10 in Luna county as well as around Las Cruces.
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:15 UTC.
2 dust storm, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Visibilities around the I-10 and I-25 intersection were down to near 0 due to a dust storm.
An off-duty NWS employee estimated wind gusts of 60-70 mph 10 miles west of Gage.
An off-duty NWS Employee reported visibilities less than a tenth of a mile near the Grant/Luna county line. The Deming ASOS reported under a quarter mile visibility as well.
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