Weather Alert in New Mexico
Dust Storm Warning issued June 30 at 6:43PM MDT until June 30 at 8:45PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Grant, NM; Hidalgo, NM; Luna, NM
DESCRIPTION: The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... South central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... Southern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico... East central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 845 PM MDT. * At 642 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Hachita. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 35 and 102. Locations impacted include... Hachita, Columbus, Deming, Playas, Akela, Carzalia Valley, Hermanas, Gage, Sunshine, Separ, Rock Hound State Park, Hachita Valley, Camp Ramsey, Waterloo, Deming Ranchettes, Pitchfork Ranch, and Spring Canyon State Park.
INSTRUCTION: Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.
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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?
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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud,
and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.
Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can
result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or
rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud
takes shape.
Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally
form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.
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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?
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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes
(between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes
water vapor
to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are
featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.
In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved
appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds
are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.
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