A “blowing dust warning” was issued for parts of central and south-central Illinois Monday as officials say a dust storm could be behind a large crash on Interstate 55 in the region.
Interstate 55 was shut down in both directions as police reported"multiple crashes with injuries."
Illinois State Police said troopers were responding to multiple crashes with injuries, shutting down both directions of the major highway from milepost 52 to milepost 80.Images on social media showed what appeared to be a dust storm at the time of the accident.Police urged drivers to seek alternate routes as traffic was being diverted onto a frontage road.,"a dust storm is a wall of dust and debris that is blown into an area by strong winds from thunderstorms.
"The wall of dust created by a dust storm can be miles long and several thousand feet high," the NWS website states.According to the NBC 5 Storm Team, the dust in the air could be caused by tilling, which is common during this time of year. The NWS noted, however, that Monday's alert marks the office's first blowing dust warning, though similar conditions were reported around this time of year in 2014."This has happened before in various parts of the state of the Illinois, where unfortunately due to excessive high winds, that once the farmers have turned the field, the topsoil or the dirt that’s on top there gets loose," Illinois State Police Major Ryan Starrick said.
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