Dust Advisory for Grant, NM; Hidalgo, NM
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The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Advisory for... South central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 500 PM MDT, a dust channel was 9 miles west of Lordsburg, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Less than...
What the bulletin says to do
Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.
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The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Advisory for... South central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 600 PM MDT. * At 500 PM MDT, a dust channel was 9 miles west of Lordsburg, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Less than two miles visibility with strong wind in excess of 45 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 53. Locations impacted include... Lordsburg, Cotton City, Steins, Animas, Road Forks, Separ, Lordsburg Playa, Granite Gap, Pyramid Mountains, and Shakespeare.
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Dust Advisory issued August 3 at 5:00PM MDT until August 3 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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