Dust Storm Warning for Hidalgo, NM
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What is happening
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 700 PM MDT. * At 605 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Steins. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Detected by...
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. Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
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Bulletin details
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 700 PM MDT. * At 605 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Steins. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1 and 20. Locations impacted include... Steins, Road Forks, Lordsburg Playa, and Shakespeare.
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Dust Storm Warning issued July 24 at 6:05PM MDT until July 24 at 7:00PM 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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