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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
215 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

TXC003-103-135-317-329-383-461-282000-
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Ector TX-Andrews TX-Midland TX-Reagan TX-Martin TX-Crane TX-Upton TX-
215 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Dust Storm Warning for...
  Ector County in western Texas...
  Eastern Andrews County in western Texas...
  Western Midland County in western Texas...
  Southwestern Reagan County in western Texas...
  Southwestern Martin County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Crane County in western Texas...
  Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 300 PM CDT.

* At 214 PM CDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 11
  miles northeast of Andrews to 17 miles northeast of Crane to 8
  miles east of Rankin, moving west at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Near zero visibility with strong wind in excess of 50
           mph.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

  IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

* This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 97 and 133.

Locations impacted include...
Midland, Odessa, Andrews, Crane, McCamey, Rankin, Goldsmith, Midland
International Air and Space Port, West Odessa, Florey, Crane County
Airport, Warfield, Upton County Airport, King Mountain, Odessa
Schlemeyer Field, Frankel City, Penwell, Pleasant Farms, and Andrews
County Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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!

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
western Texas.

LAT...LON 3108 10183 3108 10226 3150 10262 3246 10283
      3246 10227 3153 10198 3111 10163
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 084DEG 26KT 3240 10237 3154 10211 3118 10180

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