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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
614 PM MDT SAT JUL 11 2026
NMC023-120100-
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HIDALGO NM-
614 PM MDT SAT JUL 11 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 700 PM MDT.
* AT 613 PM MDT, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS OVER COTTON CITY.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS UP
TO 50 MPH. THIS WILL EFFECT PORTIONS OF I-10 WEST OF
LORDSBURG NEARING THE ARIZONA BORDER.
SOURCE...DETECTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COTTON CITY, STEINS, ROAD FORKS, LORDSBURG PLAYA, GRANITE GAP, AND
PYRAMID MOUNTAINS.
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 3232 10905 3237 10879 3207 10876 3206 10905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 038DEG 0KT 3230 10885
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