ANOTHER SPINOFF PROBLEM TO NEW MEXICO'S DROUGHT. IT'S SO DRY THAT THERE'S MORE DUST THAN EVER IN THE STATE. SO THE STATE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT IS ALERTING US TO THE POTENTIAL FOR DUST STORMS. RITA BATES WITH THE DEPARTMENT SAYS HIGH WINDS PREDICTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY COULD CAUSE DUST STORMS IN THE NORTHWEST, EAST, AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE STATE … INCLUDING THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
BATES SHE SAYS, WHEN YOU CAN, STAY INDOORS WITH YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS SHUT … AND BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING. SHE SAYS THOSE MOST AT RISK ARE INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND TEENS, WHO TAKE IN MORE AIR THAN ADULTS.
