Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 3 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
2 other detections within 20 km in the last 24 hours, the nearest 13 km from here.
This alert expired on 6 August 2026 at 01:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 40 recorded within 20 km of this point since 1 April 2026 — 14 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 5 August 2026. 11 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Dust Storm Warning issued August 5 at 6:48PM MDT until August 5 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Nearby, since 1 April 2026
- August 1, 2026 · score 22 · 8.8 km
- June 5, 2026 · score 22 · 9.8 km
- September 9, 2026 · score 16 · 13.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 22 out of 100, at 60 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 22 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 32.2417, -108.7183 |
| Nearest City | Douglas (127 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-08-06T00:48:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5f94acd8e65906628916b3e5e115f49d55308258.001.1 |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Dust Storm Warning |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Grant, NM; Hidalgo, NM |
| Headline | Dust Storm Warning issued August 5 at 6:48PM MDT until August 5 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM |
| Expires | 2026-08-05T19:30:00-06:00 |
| SenderName | NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM |
| HasExactCoords | true |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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