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NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
307 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026

NMZ404-405-407-100100-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0011.260709T2200Z-260710T0100Z/
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-
Including the cities of Antelope Wells, Red Rock, Animas,
Hachita, Columbus, Virden, Lordsburg, and Deming
307 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026

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

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

* WHERE...Southwestern New Mexico lowlands.

* WHEN...From 4 PM to 7 PM MDT this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Greatest threat for blowing dust will be in 
  Hidalgo County and over the Lordsburg Playa.

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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