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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
504 PM MDT WED MAY 15 2013

NMZ407-409>415-417-TXZ418>420-423-160000-
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES NM-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY NM-SOUTHERN DONA ANA
COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY NM-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN NM-WEST SLOPES
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET NM-SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE
7500 FEET NM-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY TX-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO
COUNTY TX-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS TX-OTERO MESA NM-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES TX-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN NM-
504 PM MDT WED MAY 15 2013

...STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING DUST OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS...

AT 5 PM LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WERE FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS WHILE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE
EAST. THIS WEATHER SITUATION IS GENERATING STRONG WINDS OVER THE
AREA WITH WINDS GUSTING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH OVER MOST LOCATIONS.

THE WINDS ARE CAUSING BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER
MANY AREAS INCLUDING AROUND THE LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO VICINITIES
AND ALONG INTERSTATE 10. THUS HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL
OCCUR.

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