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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
643 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2025
TXC141-180145-
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EL PASO TX-
643 PM MDT SUN AUG 17 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN EL PASO COUNTY IN WESTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 745 PM MDT.
* AT 641 PM MDT, STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS HAD
CREASTED AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST OVER EAST EL PASO. THIS DUST WAS
TRACKING TO THE NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE LOWER VALLEY, TOWARDS
CENTRAL EL PASO.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS UP
TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN TEXAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND
39.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EAST EL PASO, NORTHEAST EL PASO, CENTRAL EL PASO, FAR EAST EL PASO,
MISSION VALLEY, HORIZON CITY, HUECO TANKS, SAN ELIZARIO, FORT BLISS,
SOCORRO, SPARKS, HOMESTEAD MEADOWS, BUTTERFIELD, HUECO MOUNTAIN
ESTATES, BIGGS FIELD, AND FORT BLISS NORTHEAST.
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.
LAT...LON 3165 10632 3169 10635 3171 10637 3173 10638
3174 10640 3177 10642 3196 10641 3195 10602
3170 10600 3169 10614 3159 10628
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 180DEG 0KT 3164 10613
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