{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.446a52f9c2e8a5d89ec4cea4e87a5dd6894386a6.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Blowing Dust Advisory issued July 11 at 7:37AM MDT until July 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-11","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.446a52f9c2e8a5d89ec4cea4e87a5dd6894386a6.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM"},"word_count":199,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Blowing Dust Advisory: Blowing Dust Advisory issued July 11 at 7:37AM MDT until July 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley; Lowlands of the Bootheel; Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin\n**Issued by:** NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM\n**Sent:** 2026-07-11T07:37:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-11T07:37:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-11T21:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust\nexpected from thunderstorm outflows. Winds may gust as high as 70\nMPH with the strongest storms, creating near zero visibility in\nlocalized areas. Dust Storm Warnings will be issued as necessary.\n\n* WHERE...Lowlands of the Bootheel, Southwest Desert/Lower Gila\nRiver Valley, and Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin.\n\n* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 9 PM MDT this evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.\n\n## Instructions\nPersons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay\nindoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in\nvisibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing\nsand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far\nas possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the\nway off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside,\nStay Alive'."}