{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.bfa95d851b061bcd8dfcf8dafa232586012921d3.002.2","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Blowing Dust Advisory issued May 18 at 2:00PM MDT until May 18 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.bfa95d851b061bcd8dfcf8dafa232586012921d3.002.2","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Pueblo CO"},"word_count":171,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Blowing Dust Advisory: Blowing Dust Advisory issued May 18 at 2:00PM MDT until May 18 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Del Norte Vicinity/Northern San Luis Valley Below 8500 Ft\n**Issued by:** NWS Pueblo CO\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T14:00:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T14:00:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T18:00:00-06:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust.\n\n* WHERE...Northern San Luis Valley.\n\n* WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Take care driving near recently plowed fields\nor areas with loose soil conditions as visibility may drop rapidly\nover short distances.\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'."}