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

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  2. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    My company mentioned just now to us 10 life flight helicopters and 37ambulances have been dispatched to the scene.
     
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    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.
     
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    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
     
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    Wow. Just wow.
     
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    dave01282000 Medium Load Member

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    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.
     
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    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.
     
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