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DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1150 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2025
TXC229-182245-
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HUDSPETH TX-
1150 AM MDT FRI APR 18 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 445 PM MDT.
* AT 1150 AM MDT, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST NEAR SIERRA BLANCA.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS UP
TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC CAMS.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN TEXAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 95 AND
134.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BOSQUE BONITA, FORT QUITMAN, INDIO MOUNTAINS RESEARCH STATION, INDIAN
HOT SPRINGS, FRENCHMAN CANYON, LITTLE BOX, BIG BOX, GREEN RIVER,
ALLAMOORE, SIERRA BLANCA, QUITMAN CANYON, AND SUNSET RANCHES.
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 3069 10501 3069 10506 3075 10512 3075 10516
3078 10516 3079 10519 3078 10521 3081 10522
3079 10526 3083 10529 3081 10531 3084 10534
3085 10540 3089 10540 3100 10556 3108 10560
3113 10567 3154 10492 3067 10492 3063 10498
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 240DEG 0KT 3106 10549
BROWN
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