Dust Advisory until 04:00PM 
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a
* Dust Advisory for... Lincoln County in central New Mexico... Central Curry County in east central New Mexico... De Baca County in east central New Mexico... Guadalupe County in east central New Mexico... Quay County in east central New Mexico... Northwestern Roosevelt County in east central New Mexico... Southeastern Harding County in northeastern New Mexico... Southeastern San Miguel County in northeastern New Mexico... Western Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...
* Until 400 PM MST.
* At 242 PM MST, a large area of dust stretched from near Ruidoso and Elk to near Santa Rosa and Tucumcari. HAZARD...Less than three miles visibility with strong winds in excess of 50 mph. Some areas will have less than one mile visibility with winds over 60 mph. SOURCE...Satellite and local observations. IMPACT...Hazardous travel.
* Locations impacted include... Ruidoso, Tucumcari, Santa Rosa, Fort Sumner, Nara Visa, Lincoln, Quay, Ruidoso Downs, Capitan and Logan. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 261 and 373. Highway 380 between Mile Markers 68 and 107. Highway 285 between Mile Markers 129 and 203. Highway 60 between Mile Markers 272 and 363. State Road 104 between Mile Markers 57 and 105.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAVES, NM ... CURRY, NM ... DE BACA, NM ... GUADALUPE, NM ... HARDING, NM ... LINCOLN, NM ... QUAY, NM ... ROOSEVELT, NM ... SAN MIGUEL, NM
Instructions:
Motorists should not drive into an area of blowing dust. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!
Address/Location
TQRECC & Quay Co Emergency Management
206 E Center St
Tucumcari, NM 88401
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 575-461-2280
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP TQRECC followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Dust Advisory