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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
732 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024

NMC015-TXC109-301-389-130130-
/O.NEW.KMAF.DS.W.0007.240613T0032Z-240613T0130Z/
Eddy NM-Reeves TX-Culberson TX-Loving TX-
732 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Dust Storm Warning for...
  South central Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...
  Northwestern Reeves County in southwestern Texas...
  Northeastern Culberson County in southwestern Texas...
  Northwestern Loving County in western Texas...

* Until 830 PM CDT/730 PM MDT/.

* At 731 PM CDT/631 PM MDT/, a dust channel was near Whites City, or
  11 miles south of Carlsbad, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with damaging wind in
           excess of 60 mph.

  SOURCE...Carlsbad ASOS reported a 59 MPH wind gust with 1/4 mile
           visibility.

  IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

Locations impacted include... Carlsbad, Loving, Red Bluff
Reservoir, Malaga, Orla, Whites City, Carlsbad Caverns National
Park, Otis, Cavern City Air Terminal, and Red Bluff.

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!

Strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible behind this dust
channel. Keep updated with this quickly evolving situation.

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LAT...LON 3228 10451 3241 10415 3181 10381 3180 10449
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 331DEG 23KT 3224 10428

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