Blowing dust causes multiple-vehicle accidents along I-55 in Illiniois
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1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-16 (GOES-East) Dust RGB images (above) showed areas of blowing dust (shades of magenta/pink) that reduced visibility to near zero along Interstate 55 south of Springfield, Illinois (station identifier KSPI) on 01 May 2023 — which caused multiple-vehicle accidents that resulted in dozens of injuries and several fatalities. As a result,... Read More