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WWUS55 KABQ 042356
DSWABQ
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
456 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2025
NMC005-050100-
/O.CON.KABQ.DS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250305T0100Z/
CHAVES NM-
456 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2025
...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST FOR CENTRAL
CHAVES COUNTY...
AT 456 PM MST, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS LOCATED OVER ROSWELL AND
DEXTER, AND WAS STATIONARY.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROSWELL, DEXTER, HAGERMAN, GREENFIELD AND MIDWAY.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 285 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 91 AND 104 AND STATE
ROAD 2.
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROSWELL RELIEF ROUTE
BETWEEN SUNSET AND BRASHER. USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. PLEASE AVOID
THIS AREA.
PORTIONS OF THESE ROADWAYS MAY BE CLOSED. WAIT FOR THE WINDS TO
DECREASE TO HEAD OUTSIDE IF POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO A DUST STORM. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
LAT...LON 3307 10435 3335 10471 3335 10439 3307 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 0DEG 0KT 3320 10437
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