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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service El Paso TX
157 PM MDT Tue Oct 29 2024

NMC029-292300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DS.W.0021.241029T1957Z-241029T2300Z/
Luna NM-
157 PM MDT Tue Oct 29 2024

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Dust Storm Warning for...
  East central Luna County in southwestern New Mexico...

* Until 500 PM MDT.

* At 157 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Akela. 

  HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up 
           to 40 mph.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

  IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

* This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 86
  and 106.
 
Locations impacted include...
Akela, Rock Hound State Park, and Spring Canyon State Park.

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 10736 3219 10735 3211 10768 3235 10770
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 180DEG 0KT 3234 10763 

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