Dust Storm Warning for Grant, NM; Hidalgo, NM
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The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... South central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 554 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Steins. HAZARD...Near zero visibility....
What the bulletin says to do
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.
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The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... South central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 554 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Steins. HAZARD...Near zero visibility. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 41. Locations impacted include... Steins, Lordsburg, Road Forks, Lordsburg Playa, Pyramid Mountains, and Shakespeare.
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Dust Storm Warning issued August 1 at 5:55PM MDT until August 1 at 7:30PM 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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