Heavy winds caused a dust storm with 'zero visibility' that led to a massive pileup of vehicles on Montana's Interstate 90.
Heavy winds caused a dust storm with"zero visibility" that led to a massive pileup of vehicles on Montana's Interstate 90.Six people have died after a dust storm fueled by wind gusts topping 60 mph caused a pileup Friday evening on Interstate 90 in Montana, authorities said.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, who oversees the highway patrol, said in a statement: “The Montana Highway Patrol is on the scene with other first responders and investigating the incident. We will release more information as it becomes available and is appropriate out of respect of the lives lost and their loved ones.
The dust storm’s roots can be traced back several hours, when storms popped up in central southern Montana between 1 and 2 p.m. and slowly began moving east, according to Nick Vertz, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Billings. A so-called “outflow” — or a surge of wind that’s produced by storms but can travel faster than them — flew east/southeast about 30 miles ahead of the storms, Vertz said.First responders work the scene on Interstate 90 after a fatal pileup where at least 20 vehicles crashed near Hardin, Montana.A 40 mph gust of wind was recorded at the nearby Big Horn County Airport at 4:15 p.m. The crash was reported to the highway patrol at 4:28 p.m.
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