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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
608 PM MDT Tue Aug 11 2026

NMZ410-417-427-429-TXZ420-423-120115-
/O.EXA.KEPZ.DU.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260812T0100Z/
Northern Dona Ana County-Otero Mesa-West Central Tularosa
Basin/White Sands-Southeast Tularosa Basin-Northern Hudspeth
Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El
Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-
Including the cities of Hueco Tanks, Radium Springs, White Sands
National Park, Crow Flats, Loma Linda, Hatch, Fabens, Fort
Hancock, White Sands Range Headquarters, Tornillo, Chaparral,
Orogrande, and Garfield
608 PM MDT Tue Aug 11 2026

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust.

* WHERE...In New Mexico, Northern Dona Ana County, Otero Mesa,
  Southeast Tularosa Basin, and West Central Tularosa Basin/White
  Sands. In Texas, Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains and
  Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay
indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in
visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing
sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far
as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the
way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, `Pull Aside,
Stay Alive`.

&&

$$

NMZ407-411-TXZ418-419-120115-
/O.CON.KEPZ.DU.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-260812T0100Z/
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla
Valley-Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Including the cities of Columbus, Socorro, Fort Bliss, East and
Northeast El Paso, Vado, Deming, Las Cruces, Upper Valley, West
El Paso, Sunland Park, and Downtown El Paso
608 PM MDT Tue Aug 11 2026

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust.

* WHERE...In New Mexico, Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley and
  Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin. In Texas, Eastern/Central El Paso
  County and Western El Paso County.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay
indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in
visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing
sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far
as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the
way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, `Pull Aside,
Stay Alive`.

&&

$$

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