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WWUS55 KABQ 042058
DSWABQ
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
158 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2025
NMC005-042245-
/O.CON.KABQ.DS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250304T2245Z/
CHAVES NM-
158 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2025
...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM MST FOR CENTRAL
CHAVES COUNTY...
AT 158 PM MST, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS LOCATED NEAR ROSWELL, AND
WAS STATIONARY.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROSWELL, DEXTER, HAGERMAN, BOTTOMLESS LAKES STATE PARK, LAKE
ARTHUR, GREENFIELD, MIDWAY AND ROSWELL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
PORTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAY 285, STATE ROAD 2, AND THE ROSWELL RELIEF
ROUTE HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS OCCURRING 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 3338 10432 3297 10412 3296 10445 3338 10466
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 0DEG 0KT 3331 10452
GUYER
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