Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - El Paso, TX
Areas Affected: Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 7:23am MDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 7:23am MDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 7:00pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 10:00am MDT
Event Ends: Sunday 9:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust possible. * WHERE...Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 9 PM MDT this evening. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, from noon today to 7 PM MDT this evening. * 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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.298ecedaeea0ed75c83e9e7cbccfe87d5e36dcf8.003.2 Codes: NMZ407 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.298ecedaeea0ed75c83e9e7cbccfe87d5e36dcf8.003.2