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WWUS55 KABQ 032057
DSWABQ
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
157 PM MST MON MAR 3 2025
NMC005-032300-
/O.CON.KABQ.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250303T2300Z/
CHAVES-
157 PM MST MON MAR 3 2025
...A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MST FOR
CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY...
AT 156 PM MST, A DUST STORM WAS OVER ROSWELL, AND IS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
HAZARD...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED ACCIDENTS ALONG US 285 SOUTH OF
ROSWELL. THE ROAD IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 98 AND 104.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROSWELL AND MIDWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO A DUST STORM. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE ON A HIGHWAY DURING A DUST STORM. DELAY
TRAVEL, OR SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE DUST STORM ARRIVES.
NEVER STOP IN THE TRAVELED PORTION OF THE ROADWAY.
LAT...LON 3324 10467 3338 10467 3338 10437 3324 10437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 242DEG 2KT 3337 10450
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