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WWUS75 KTWC 182010
NPWTWC
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
110 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
AZZ508-512-190100-
/O.NEW.KTWC.DU.Y.0001.260218T2010Z-260219T0100Z/
EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHIRICAHUA N.M., WILLCOX, AND DOUGLAS
110 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
INTERSTATE 10 AND US HIGHWAY 191 ...
* WHAT...VISIBILITY BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST
INTERSTATE 10 AND US HIGHWAY 191 IN NORTHEAST COCHISE COUNTY.
* WHERE...CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000
FEET.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING
SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING, PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR
AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY
OFF AND KEEP FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER, 'PULL ASIDE, STAY
ALIVE'.
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