Dust Advisory for Crane, TX; Ector, TX; Loving, TX +3 more
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The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Southwestern Ector County in western Texas... Central Reeves County in southwestern Texas... Ward County in western Texas... Southern Winkler County in western Texas... Northwestern Crane County in western Texas... Southeastern Loving...
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. Strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible behind this dust channel. Keep updated with this quickly evolving situation.
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The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Southwestern Ector County in western Texas... Central Reeves County in southwestern Texas... Ward County in western Texas... Southern Winkler County in western Texas... Northwestern Crane County in western Texas... Southeastern Loving County in western Texas... * Until 630 PM CDT. * At 542 PM CDT, a dust channel was near Barstow, or 12 miles northeast of Pecos, moving north at 5 mph. HAZARD...Less than two miles visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. * This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 33 and 98. Locations impacted include... Pecos, Monahans, Wink, Thorntonville, Barstow, Pyote, Wickett, Pecos Municipal Airport, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport, Monahans Sandhills State Park, and Winkler County Airport.
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Dust Advisory issued August 13 at 5:43PM CDT until August 13 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Midland/Odessa TX. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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