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DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
230 PM MST MON MAR 3 2025
NMC005-032300-
/O.NEW.KABQ.DS.W.0004.250303T2130Z-250303T2300Z/
CHAVES-
230 PM MST MON MAR 3 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CHAVES COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 400 PM MST.
* AT 229 PM MST, A DUST STORM WAS OVER ROSWELL, AND IS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH DAMAGING WIND IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 116 AND 120.
HIGHWAY 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 156 AND 163.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BITTER LAKE WILDLIFE REFUGE AND ROSWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DUST STORMS CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A DUST STORM, 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 3338 10437 3338 10467 3353 10471 3357 10439
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 166DEG 48KT 3357 10457
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