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Category: Weather Weather
Published: 23 June 2018 23 June 2018

wind hidalgo 062318Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-
Including the cities of Lordsburg, Red Rock, and Virden
1258 PM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018

At 12:50 PM MDT areas of blowing dust were observed near the
Lordsburg Playas. Wind speeds to around 20 mph and gusts up to 30
mph are going to generate dust channels along the I-10 corridor
west of Lordsburg to the Arizona border. Vehicles should exercise
caution while transiting in low visibility areas. Abrupt
visibility changes can occur at any moment with strong winds
around the playas. Similar conditions could persist through
sunset.