I 80 Iowa multiple trucks over turned

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    3 other rollovers like the one above, 1 amazon turned west on eb side against the cables and a volvo near the rest area in the area of newton iowa was on shoulder with all driver side wheels off the ground getting ready to possibly tip over..
     
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    windy out or just resting?
     
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    Some storms went through the area overnight but really wasn’t windy across last night at least when i went across..
     
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    Yesterday afternoon there was a bad storm that went through that area .. hail & strong winds
     
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    Glad I wasn’t there. Went through some nasty winds coming through there a week or two ago.
     
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    Although this has not happened to me, it is a recurring nightmare of mine.
     
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    It was windy as crap across the IN turnpike on Sunday, and got woke up by several flash/bang lightening strikes in the early a.m.
     
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