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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1016 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2025
NMC013-029-182115-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DS.W.0063.250418T1616Z-250418T2115Z/
LUNA NM-DONA ANA NM-
1016 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
LUNA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
SOUTHWESTERN DONA ANA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 315 PM MDT.
* AT 1015 AM MDT, AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OVER LUNA COUNTY AND
PORTIONS OF DONA ANA COUNTY.
HAZARD...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN NEW MEXICO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 55
AND 122.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPRING CANYON STATE PARK, NUTT, MACHO SPRINGS WIND FARM, CAMEL
MOUNTAIN, CARZALIA VALLEY, SUNSHINE, MOUNT RILEY, ADEN CRATER, COOKES
PEAK, AKELA, HERMANAS, KILBOURNE HOLE, GAGE, COLUMBUS, ROCK HOUND
STATE PARK, UVAS VALLEY, CAMP RAMSEY, AND DEMING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DUST STORMS ARE UNHEALTHY AND HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO LEAD TO VALLEY
FEVER. AVOID OUTDOOR EXPOSURE.
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.
LAT...LON 3252 10823 3252 10793 3260 10792 3261 10731
3269 10730 3269 10728 3179 10686 3178 10821
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 180DEG 0KT 3212 10773
BROWN
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