Blowing Dust Advisory issued October 16 at 11:40AM MDT until October 16 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
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* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust possible at times. For the Wind Advisory, east winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of Southwest New Mexico. * WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, until 8 PM MDT this evening. For the Wind Advisory, until midnight MDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. 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'. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
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- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- NM, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley
- event
- Blowing Dust Advisory
- onset
- 2026-10-16T11:40:00-06:00
- states
- ["NM"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-16T11:40:00-06:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ba5489d498d8774848a5d8ac82c2bd93db6c61ce.005.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.afcb34aa5f91fbef89e20563ce7aeebef9b10ff1.005.1"]
- instruction
- 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'. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
- message type
- Update
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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