Dust Storm Warning for Grant, NM; Hidalgo, NM; Luna, 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... Northwestern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico... Northwestern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 615 PM MDT. * At 532 PM MDT, a wall of dust was along a...
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Dust storms create dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If you encounter a dust storm, 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!
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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... Northwestern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico... Northwestern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 615 PM MDT. * At 532 PM MDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 7 miles north of Separ to 11 miles north of Road Forks, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * I-10 near Lordsburg, NM. Locations impacted include... Lordsburg, Steins, Cotton City, Road Forks, Separ, Lordsburg Playa, Pyramid Mountains, and Shakespeare.
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Dust Storm Warning issued August 19 at 5:33PM MDT until August 19 at 6:15PM 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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