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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
539 PM MDT Wed May 20 2026

NMZ411-427-429-TXZ418-419-210200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0008.260521T0000Z-260521T0200Z/
Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-West Central Tularosa
Basin/White Sands-Southeast Tularosa Basin-Western El Paso County-
Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Including the cities of East and Northeast El Paso, Orogrande,
White Sands Range Headquarters, Sunland Park, West El Paso,
Chaparral, White Sands National Park, Fort Bliss, Upper Valley,
Downtown El Paso, Las Cruces, Socorro, and Vado
539 PM MDT Wed May 20 2026

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...In New Mexico, Southeast Tularosa Basin, Southern Dona Ana 
  County/Mesilla Valley, and West Central Tularosa Basin/White 
  Sands. In Texas, Eastern/Central El Paso County and Western El 
  Paso County.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT this evening.

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

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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DH