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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1002 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
NMC029-172000-
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LUNA NM-
1002 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL LUNA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 100 PM MST.
* AT 1001 AM MST, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS OVER DEMING.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS UP
TO 45 MPH.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITIES
SOUTH OF DEMING ALONG HIGHWAY 11 AND EAST OF DEMING ALONG HIGHWAY
549.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DEMING, AKELA, SUNSHINE, ROCK HOUND STATE PARK, DEMING RANCHETTES,
AND SPRING CANYON STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO A DUST STORM. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE ON A HIGHWAY WHEN A DUST STORM HITS.
VISIBILITY CAN BE LOST IMMEDIATELY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
TO SLOW DOWN AND AVOID STOPPED VEHICLES. DELAY TRAVEL, OR SAFELY EXIT
THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE DUST STORM ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 3229 10743 3214 10738 3211 10785 3228 10781
TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 180DEG 0KT 3226 10769
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