Dust So Thick It Obscured The Sun.

Dust So Thick In SE NM Yesterday It Obscures The Sun.

Yesterday's NASA MODIS Visible Satellite Image.

The light brown is blowing dust across southern and southeastern New Mexico, northern Mexico, as well as parts of west Texas. Notice the plume of sand streaming northeastward from White Sands across the Sacramento mountains.

Peak Wind Gusts Reported Tuesday.

Blog updated at 7:50 AM MDT.

View additional peak wind gusts courtesy of the El Paso NWS Office.

Thick clouds of blowing dust obscured our skies, cut our local visibilities to less than 2 miles, and obliterated the setting sun yesterday across southeastern New Mexico and nearby areas. Our first forest fire of the season broke out yesterday as well-

Lincoln National Forest – New Fire: Curtis – 4/17/13 – 2359 Update

APRIL 17, 2013 BY LBENAVIDEZ 0 COMMENTS

Fire Name:  Curtis

Incident Commander:  Caleb Finch, USFS

Date and Time Detected: 4/17/13 - 1528 hours

Jurisdiction:  Lincoln National Forest and State Land

Location:  2 1/2 miles southwest of Mayhill, NM, near Curtis Canyon Dam, north of Highway 130

Current Size:  200 acres

Containment:  10%.

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