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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums⚠️BREAKING: Several injured after pileup from dust storm on I-55 south of Springfield, IL......
I am up north in mid WI --gusty hard, cold wind all day here also. Not a good day for so many-
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⚠️BREAKING: Several injured after pileup from dust storm on I-55 south of Springfield, Illinois
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⚠️BREAKING: Several injured after pileup from dust storm on I-55 south of Springfield, IL...... (Original Post)
riversedge
May 2023
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@SenatorDurbin · My office is closely following news of the accidents on I-55 due to a dust storm
riversedge
May 2023
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sinkingfeeling
(51,502 posts)1. Wow. Same place I got caught in a massive ice storm in 2016.
Hela
(442 posts)2. Holy crap, that's awful.
It looks like a 21st century version of the dust bowl.
riversedge
(70,488 posts)3. This pic really shows the strong dust.........
riversedge
(70,488 posts)4. @SenatorDurbin · My office is closely following news of the accidents on I-55 due to a dust storm
applegrove
(118,974 posts)5. Multiple fatalities CNN
Vibes to all.
JanLip
(846 posts)6. This is horrific
Our son lived in Springfield, IL for a time. We traveled that interstate many times. Lots of farm land.
Jan
a kennedy
(29,800 posts)7. Right, I heard that the farmers are all digging and disking their land and this added to the
problem winds. Wow just wow.
barbtries
(28,825 posts)8. so I'm not on twitter,
and just lately I've found that if a twitter video plays in DU it's fine, but if it takes me to twitter I can't see the post. oh well.
ETA I meant this as a reply to the post below with a bunch of twitter links. sorry 'bout that