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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
639 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2026
NMC029-270130-
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LUNA NM-
639 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL LUNA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 730 PM MDT.
* AT 637 PM MDT, A DUST CHANNEL WAS 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF AKELA,
MOVING EAST AT 130 MPH.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WIND IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* HIGHWAYS SUCH AS I-10...HIGHWAY 11...AND HIGHWAY 9 MAY BE IMPACTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLUMBUS, DEMING, CARZALIA VALLEY, HERMANAS, SUNSHINE, ROCK HOUND
STATE PARK, 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.
LAT...LON 3180 10800 3232 10795 3233 10760 3180 10756
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 257DEG 115KT 3229 10750
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