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The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... West central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 745 PM MDT. * At 709 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Steins. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong winds up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * Interstate 10 between the Arizona border and Lordsburg. Locations impacted include... Steins, Road Forks, and Lordsburg Playa.

At 810 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Robert, or near Hammond, moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Hammond and Robert. This includes Interstate 12 between mile markers 43 and 50. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 744 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Brodhead to Winslow. Movement was east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Strong winds could break small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Davis, Winslow, Rock City, Rock Grove, Oneco, Orangeville, Afolkey, and Lake Summerset. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 120 expected. * WHERE...Brooks, Jim Hogg, and Zapata Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 125F degrees expected. * WHERE...Coastal Cameron, Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Willacy, Inland Cameron, Inland Kenedy, Inland Willacy, Northern Hidalgo, Southern Hidalgo, and Starr Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected. * WHERE...Love County. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...In Oklahoma, Jefferson and Cotton Counties. In Texas, Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Knox, Wichita, and Wilbarger Counties. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

At 754 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm capable of producing funnel clouds and landspouts 12 miles southeast of Ponchatoula, or 16 miles northeast of Laplace, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD...Landspouts and funnel clouds. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...If a funnel cloud briefly touches down or a landspout impacts your area, minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Hammond, Ponchatoula, Robert, and W Lk Pontchartrain Buoy.

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Northwestern Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 845 PM MDT. * At 639 PM MDT, blowing dust was affecting the Lordsburg Playa area again, due to outflow from decaying thunderstorms in Arizona. HAZARD...Less than one half mile visibility with strong winds up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. * Potions of Interstate 10 west of Lordsburg to the Arizona state

The threat has ended.