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DUST ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
447 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026
NMC023-220015-
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HIDALGO NM-
447 PM MDT FRI AUG 21 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST ADVISORY FOR...
WEST CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 615 PM MDT.
* AT 446 PM MDT, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS OVER STEINS.
HAZARD...LESS THAN ONE MILE VISIBILITY POSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH
STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...DETECTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS.
IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
* THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN NEW MEXICO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1
AND 24.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STEINS, LORDSBURG, ROAD FORKS, LORDSBURG PLAYA, AND SHAKESPEARE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BLOWING DUST BRINGS REDUCED VISIBILITY, LEADING TO DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF DRIVING, AVOID BLOWING DUST IF POSSIBLE. IF CAUGHT IN
DENSE BLOWING DUST, PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS AND KEEP
YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE.
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST. PULL ASIDE
STAY ALIVE!
LAT...LON 3228 10905 3241 10871 3229 10866 3210 10904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 180DEG 0KT 3229 10888
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