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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
108 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
NMC017-029-182200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DS.W.0002.260218T2008Z-260218T2200Z/
GRANT NM-LUNA NM-
108 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
CENTRAL LUNA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 300 PM MST.
* AT 106 PM MST, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS OVER DEMING AND AREAS
ALONG I-10 IN LUNA COUNTY.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS UP
TO 40-50 MPH.
SOURCE...NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* ALL OF I-10 IN LUNA COUNTY, ALONG WITH PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 11
SOUTH OF DEMING.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DEMING, AKELA, GAGE, SUNSHINE, ROCK HOUND STATE PARK, DEMING
RANCHETTES, AND SPRING CANYON STATE PARK.
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 3241 10730 3214 10730 3211 10823 3240 10823
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 180DEG 0KT 3227 10775
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