I-55 closed in Illinois due pile up involving more than 50 vehicles

Multiple crashes with injuries close Interstate 55 downstate amid dust storm | LIVE

 

My company mentioned just now to us 10 life flight helicopters and 37ambulances have been dispatched to the scene.

 

I live north of this. I'm at house today, it's crazy windy out & videos I've seen the dust was/is still bad in that area. Looks absolutely horrible. Saying I-55 is closed from exit 52 to exit 80 northbound.

 

Still an ongoing situation.
Illinois State Police Troop 6

 

Ooooo weeeee!!! That's one of those situations in which it just isn't anything you can really do. I feel sorry for each one of those folks. Those dust storms are so scary, it's like something out of a movie

 

I-55 in Illinois shut down for dust storm, 'large' pileup crash
As long as I’ve been alive,this is the first time I’ve heard of any dust storms in Illinois,let alone one that resulted in shutting down I-55. Usually it’s winter weather or severe thunderstorms that causes problems this time of year!

 

Wow. Just wow.

 

Was just thinking the same thing. I think of dust storms happening in places like Arizona...I guess the dust bowl was Oklahoma and that region back in the day.

Either way this just seems too far east.

 

It's mostly flat farm land all over Illinois. There's usually a breeze and sometimes stronger winds so not surprising they sometimes have dust storms. It's not for nothing Chicago is called the windy. Saw it in MO a couple of weeks ago on my way to KC. Tractors turning fields and a strong wind blowing big dust clouds across 70 with the sun setting in my eyes.