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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
513 PM MDT FRI JUL 10 2026
NMC023-110015-
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HIDALGO NM-
513 PM MDT FRI JUL 10 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 615 PM MDT.
* AT 512 PM MDT, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS OVER COTTON CITY.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WIND
GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.
SOURCE...DETECTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LORDSBURG, COTTON CITY, STEINS, ROAD FORKS, LORDSBURG PLAYA, GRANITE
GAP, PYRAMID MOUNTAINS, AND SHAKESPEARE.
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 3240 10904 3239 10857 3210 10857 3208 10905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 180DEG 0KT 3230 10858
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