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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1128 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2025
TXC141-229-182230-
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HUDSPETH TX-EL PASO TX-
1128 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
HUDSPETH COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 430 PM MDT.
* AT 1128 AM MDT, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS OVER INDIAN CLIFFS
RANCH.
HAZARD...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS UP TO 45 MPH.
SOURCE...DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC CAMERAS AND
SATELLITE IMAGERY.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN TEXAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 45 AND
97.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, ESPERANZA,
TORNILLO, CORNUDAS, FORT HANCOCK, MCNARY, GYPSUM DUNES AT GUADALUPE
NATIONAL PARK, INDIAN CLIFFS RANCH, SUNSET RANCHES, ACALA, FINLAY,
DELL CITY, ROUND TOP MOUNTAIN, SALT FLAT, FABENS, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK, AND CORNUDAS MOUNTAINS.
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 3112 10566 3116 10577 3129 10587 3132 10594
3137 10595 3143 10614 3152 10624 3199 10562
3199 10492 3154 10491
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 180DEG 0KT 3134 10596
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