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DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
357 PM MST MON MAR 3 2025
NMC005-040100-
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CHAVES NM-
357 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 600 PM MST.
* AT 357 PM MST, A LARGE AREA OF DUST WAS LOCATED ACROSS MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CHAVES COUNTY, INCLUDING IN AND AROUND
ROSWELL.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
SOURCE...SATELLITE AND LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROSWELL, DEXTER, HAGERMAN, BOTTOMLESS LAKES STATE PARK, BITTER
LAKE WILDLIFE REFUGE, ELKINS, LAKE ARTHUR, MIDWAY, GREENFIELD AND
ROSWELL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 156 AND 199.
HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 135.
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROSWELL RELIEF ROUTE
BETWEEN SUNSET AND BRASHER. USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. PLEASE AVOID
THIS AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO A DUST STORM. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
LAT...LON 3357 10372 3340 10372 3340 10377 3298 10377
3297 10378 3297 10485 3368 10489 3388 10413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 0DEG 0KT 3381 10336 3351 10401 3328 10451
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