LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A dust storm has closed a 132-mile stretch of Interstate 10 in New Mexico and prompted warnings across the state Tuesday.
A dust storm warning is in effect for places like the Albuquerque metro, Roswell, and places across southwestern New Mexico where Interstate 10 is closed from the Arizona state line to just west of Las Cruces.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque advised, “Travel is highly DISCOURAGED in the ABQ metro through this evening due to visibility below a quarter mile from blowing dust and dangerous crosswinds of up to 70 mph on north to south roads and highways.”…