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WWUS74 KEPZ 060046
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
646 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2025
NMZ411-427-TXZ418-419-423-060300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0021.250506T0046Z-250506T0300Z/
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-WEST CENTRAL TULAROSA
BASIN/WHITE SANDS-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY-RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH
COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TORNILLO, DOWNTOWN EL PASO, FABENS, VADO,
LAS CRUCES, CHAPARRAL, WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS, WEST EL
PASO, UPPER VALLEY, EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO, FORT BLISS,
SUNLAND PARK, SOCORRO, FORT HANCOCK, AND WHITE SANDS NATIONAL
PARK
646 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2025
..BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...VISIBILITY BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST.
* WHERE...IN NEW MEXICO, SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY AND
WEST CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN/WHITE SANDS. IN TEXAS, EASTERN/CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY, RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN
HUDSPETH COUNTIES, AND WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SHOWERS AND WEAK STORMS OVER SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO ARE PRODUCING OUTFLOW WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH, WHICH ARE
PUSHING EAST TOWARDS THE I-10 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LAS CRUCES AND
CENTRAL EL PASO. THESE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ARE PICKING UP DUST AND
PUSHING IT EAST INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING
SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING, PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR
AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE
WAY OFF AND KEEP FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER, 'PULL ASIDE,
STAY ALIVE'.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EPZ
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