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Dust Advisory
National Weather Service El Paso TX
734 PM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025

NMC023-160230-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DS.Y.0071.250716T0134Z-250716T0230Z/
Hidalgo NM-
734 PM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Dust Advisory for...
  West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico...

* Until 830 PM MDT.

* At 732 PM MDT, patchy blowing dust and occassional dust plumes
  were still being kicked up across Lordsburg Playa. These will
  slowly diminish towards sunset, but will occassionally  reduce
  visibility to below a mile.

  HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong winds around 35
           mph.

  SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.

  IMPACT...Hazardous travel.

* This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 1
  and 19.

Locations impacted include...
Steins, Road Forks, and Lordsburg Playa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving
conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in
dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep
your foot off the brake.

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LAT...LON 3231 10905 3237 10877 3226 10870 3218 10890
      3217 10905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 180DEG 0KT 3224 10895

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