Dust Advisory for Hidalgo, NM
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What is happening
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Northwestern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 245 AM MDT. * At 116 AM MDT, sustained outflow winds from earlier thunderstorms have been gusting between 40 and 50 mph around Lordsburg Playa. Visibility along Interstate 10...
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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Bulletin details
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Northwestern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 245 AM MDT. * At 116 AM MDT, sustained outflow winds from earlier thunderstorms have been gusting between 40 and 50 mph around Lordsburg Playa. Visibility along Interstate 10 has mostly been greater than 5 miles, but occassionally will drop to around 1 or 2 miles. HAZARD...Visibility occassionally dropping to 1 or 2 miles with strong winds up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists and NMDOT weather stations. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 19. Locations impacted include... Cotton City, Steins, Road Forks, Lordsburg Playa, Granite Gap, and Pyramid Mountains.
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Dust Advisory issued August 8 at 1:18AM MDT until August 8 at 2:45AM 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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