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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

733 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026



NMZ407-411-TXZ418-050300-

/O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0009.260605T0133Z-260605T0300Z/

Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla

Valley-Western El Paso County-

Including the cities of West El Paso, Vado, Columbus, Downtown El

Paso, Las Cruces, Upper Valley, Deming, and Sunland Park

733 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026



...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...



* WHAT...Visibility occasionally at or below one mile in blowing 

  dust.



* WHERE...In New Mexico, Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley and 

  Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin. In Texas, Western El Paso County.



* WHEN...Blowing dust beginning around 750 PM until 9 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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