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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
355 PM MDT FRI APR 18 2025
NMC035-TXC141-229-190200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DS.W.0069.250418T2155Z-250419T0200Z/
OTERO NM-HUDSPETH TX-EL PASO TX-
355 PM MDT FRI APR 18 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
HUDSPETH COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 800 PM MDT.
* AT 354 PM MDT, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS OVER MUCH OF HUDSPETH
COUNTY.
HAZARD...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC CAMERAS.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN TEXAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 45 AND
134.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FORT QUITMAN, INDIO MOUNTAINS RESEARCH STATION, CORNUDAS MOUNTAINS,
ESPERANZA, TORNILLO, LITTLE BOX, CORNUDAS, FORT HANCOCK, LINCOLN
NATIONAL FOREST, INDIAN CLIFFS RANCH, CROW FLATS, SUNSET RANCHES,
ACALA, ROUND TOP MOUNTAIN, GREEN RIVER, SIERRA BLANCA, FABENS, FAR
WESTERN PORTIONS OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, INDIAN HOT
SPRINGS, AND BIG BOX.
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 3081 10522 3079 10526
3085 10540 3089 10540 3100 10556 3109 10561
3116 10577 3129 10587 3132 10594 3137 10595
3146 10620 3153 10624 3252 10494 3252 10485
3200 10485 3200 10492 3067 10492 3063 10498
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 240DEG 0KT 3132 10565
BROWN
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