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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
226 AM MDT Wed Apr 2 2025

NMZ404-407-410-411-417-427>429-TXZ418>424-030400-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0017.250402T1800Z-250403T0400Z/
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Southwest Desert/Mimbres
Basin-Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla
Valley-Otero Mesa-West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands-East
Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-
Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso County-Northern
Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-Southern Hudspeth
Highlands-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth
Counties-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the cities of Fabens, White Sands Range Headquarters,
Sierra Blanca, Alamogordo, Cornudas, Holloman AFB, Tornillo,
Deming, Tularosa, Virden, Downtown El Paso, Socorro, Hatch,
Indian Hot Springs, Garfield, Salt Flat, Upper Valley, Crow
Flats, Lordsburg, Sunland Park, Orogrande, West El Paso, Las
Cruces, Loma Linda, Dell City, Fort Hancock, Columbus, Chaparral,
Red Rock, Hueco Tanks, East and Northeast El Paso, Radium
Springs, Vado, White Sands National Park, and Fort Bliss
226 AM MDT Wed Apr 2 2025

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest New Mexico and
  southwest Texas.

* WHEN...From noon today to 10 PM MDT this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Subsequent Dust Storm Warnings may be issued
  for visibility less than a quarter mile.

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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KS