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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
548 PM MDT THU APR 17 2025
NMC013-035-TXC141-229-180245-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DS.W.0062.250417T2348Z-250418T0245Z/
OTERO NM-DONA ANA NM-HUDSPETH TX-EL PASO TX-
548 PM MDT THU APR 17 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
SOUTHEASTERN DONA ANA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
NORTHWESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
EL PASO COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 845 PM MDT.
* AT 548 PM MDT, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS OVER FORT BLISS AND
THE CITY OF EL PASO.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS UP
TO 55 MPH.
SOURCE...SATELLITE IMAGERY.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 10 IN TEXAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 44.
HIGHWAY 54 IN NEW MEXICO NEAR MILE MARKER 1.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOMESTEAD MEADOWS, AGUA DULCE, BIGGS FIELD, DAIRYLAND, EAST EL PASO,
LOMA LINDA, FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS STATE PARK, WEST EL PASO, FORT BLISS,
CLINT, BUTTERFIELD, MISSION VALLEY, HUECO MOUNTAIN ESTATES, SUNLAND
PARK, SPARKS, FORT BLISS NORTHEAST, SAN ELIZARIO, CENTRAL EL PASO,
THE OTERO MESA, AND HORIZON CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DUST STORMS LEAD TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. IF DRIVING, AVOID DUST STORMS IF POSSIBLE. IF
CAUGHT IN ONE, 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 3153 10624 3157 10628 3162 10630 3169 10635
3174 10639 3176 10645 3175 10649 3178 10653
3179 10669 3202 10640 3202 10614 3250 10574
3211 10553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 180DEG 0KT 3185 10639
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