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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
440 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026

NMC023-092330-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DS.W.0014.260709T2240Z-260709T2330Z/
Hidalgo NM-
440 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

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

* Until 530 PM MDT.

* At 440 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Steins. 

  HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up 
           to 55 mph.

  SOURCE...Department of Transportation traffic cameras.

  IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

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

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!

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LAT...LON 3235 10905 3241 10874 3220 10877 3215 10905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 180DEG 0KT 3230 10885 

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