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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
DUST STORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
120 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
NMC013-029-182215-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DS.W.0003.260218T2020Z-260218T2215Z/
LUNA NM-DONA ANA NM-
120 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST STORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN LUNA COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO...
SOUTHWESTERN DONA ANA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 315 PM MST.
* AT 118 PM MST, AN AREA OF BLOWING DUST WAS OVER COLUMBUS,
EXTENDING EAST ALONG HIGHWAY 9 AND NORTH ALONG HIGHWAY 11.
HAZARD...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS UP
TO 40-50 MPH.
SOURCE...DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS, ALONG WITH
SATELLITE IMAGERY.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL.
* AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 9 AND AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 11 NORTH OF COLUMBUS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLUMBUS, AFTON, CARZALIA VALLEY, HERMANAS, WATERLOO, ADEN CRATER,
MOUNT RILEY, CAMEL MOUNTAIN, AND KILBOURNE HOLE.
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 3214 10690 3179 10679 3178 10803 3212 10804
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 240DEG 0KT 3189 10773
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