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Kali

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Thu Apr 28, 2016, 07:27 PM Apr 2016

I-10 is closed from Lordsburg to 191 due to wind, dust and 12 wrecked vehicles

http://tucson.com/news/local/i--closed-east-of-tucson--vehicle-pileup-reported/article_4c995a40-0d8a-11e6-a835-9308c9ac758a.html

Interstate 10 is closed in both directions east of Tucson from U.S. Highway 191 to Lordsburg, New Mexico, because of blowing dust.

Authorities are reporting a series of weather related crashes on I-10 at San Simon. A total of 12 vehicles are involved in the crashes, according to DPS spokesman Trooper Kameron Lee.

The vehicles involve a tractor-trailer rig, San Simon Fire truck and a DPS SUV.

The Arizona Department of Transportation said the alternate route for drivers during the closure is 110 miles long.



they are routing them up to Duncan and Safford on 70 and 191, which is not exactly the straight interstate! yikes.

edit - the trooper was not in the vehicle when it was hit. no fatalities as far as I can tell.
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I-10 is closed from Lordsburg to 191 due to wind, dust and 12 wrecked vehicles (Original Post) Kali Apr 2016 OP
Yikes! Ptah Apr 2016 #1
it has been bad for a week Kali Apr 2016 #2
It's been dusty here in town for a few days. Ptah Apr 2016 #3
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