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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
503 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 2026
NMC017-023-052345-
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GRANT NM-HIDALGO NM-
503 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 545 PM MDT.
* AT 502 PM MDT, A DUST CHANNEL WAS 9 MILES SOUTH OF LORDSBURG,
MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WIND IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH.
SOURCE...DOPPLER RADAR.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 MILE MARKERS 0 TO 50. THIS EXTENDS
THROUGH HIDALGO AND GRANT COUNTIES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LORDSBURG, COTTON CITY, HACHITA, STEINS, RODEO, ANIMAS, PLAYAS, ROAD
FORKS, SEPAR, WINDMILL, LORDSBURG PLAYA, GRANITE GAP, SHAKESPEARE,
PYRAMID MOUNTAINS, AND HACHITA VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DUST STORMS LEAD TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. IF DRIVING, AVOID DUST STORMS IF POSSIBLE. IF
CAUGHT IN ONE, PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS AND KEEP YOUR
FOOT OFF THE BRAKE.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO A DUST STORM. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
LAT...LON 3227 10905 3239 10869 3226 10824 3185 10823
3188 10905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 358DEG 30KT 3220 10869
DENNHARDT
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