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The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a * Dust Storm Warning for... Southern Grant County in southwestern New Mexico... Central Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico... * Until 730 PM MDT. * At 648 PM MDT, a dust channel was near Lordsburg, moving southwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in excess of 50 mph. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel. * This includes Interstate 10 in New Mexico between mile markers 9 and 44.

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 220. * WINDS...West 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 223. * WINDS...Northwest 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 8 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

* WHAT...Combination of afternoon highs ranging 98-103 and overnight lows in the middle 70s will contribute to major heat risk and elevated heat stress with limited overnight recovery. * WHERE...South Central Elko and Southeastern Elko Counties. * WHEN...From 11 AM Thursday to 11 PM PDT Sunday. * 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.

* WIND...Northwest at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * THUNDERSTORMS...None * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. Please advise the appropriate officials or fire crews in these areas of this Red Flag Warning.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 421 through 425. * WIND...West to northwest winds from 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph during the daytime. Expect lighter southwest winds overnight. * HUMIDITY...Daytime minimum RH between 6 to 12 percent. Recoveries Wednesday night between 15 to 25 percent. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zone 417 through 425 and 428 through 430. * WIND...West to northwest winds from 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...Between 5 and 10 percent. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 426 and 427. * WIND...West to northwest winds from 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph during the daytime. Expect southwest winds overnight. * HUMIDITY...Daytime minimum RH between 6 to 12 percent. Recoveries Wednesday night between 15 to 25 percent. * IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Casey County in central Kentucky... Southern Lincoln County in central Kentucky... * WHEN...Until 845 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Eastern Lauderdale County in northwestern Alabama... * WHEN...Until 730 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 429 PM CDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.