blowing dust and wind advisory 0313 031425Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-Southwest Desert/Lower
Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-Uplands of the
Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Northern Dona Ana County-
Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-West Slopes Sacramento
Mountains Below 7500 Feet-East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-
Western El Paso County-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El
Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern
Hudspeth County-
Including the cities of Las Cruces, Downtown El Paso, Alamogordo,


Mescalero, Vado, Virden, Fabens, Red Rock, Upper Valley, West El
Paso, Timberon, Hachita, Cloverdale, Radium Springs, Faywood,
Animas, Hurley, Hatch, Fort Hancock, Sunland Park, Lordsburg,
Deming, Grant County Airport, Garfield, Tornillo, Columbus,
Antelope Wells, Mountain Park, Holloman AFB, Tularosa, and Indian
Hot Springs
1230 PM MDT Wed Mar 12 2025

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO NOON MDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between
one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected. For the Wind
Advisory, west winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest New Mexico and
southwest Texas.

* WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, from 3 PM to 9 PM MDT
Thursday. For the Wind Advisory, from 6 PM Thursday to noon MDT
Friday.

* 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.

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'.

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.