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Dust storms turn deadly in western Kansas pileup
A severe dust storm on Interstate 70 near Goodland, Kansas, caused a multi-vehicle crash that killed eight people and prompted weather authorities in Colorado and New Mexico to warn drivers of zero visibility. Officials reported about 71 vehicles involved and described the scene as a classic wall of dust driven by 70 mph winds.
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Topeka
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Kansas
New Mexico
Transportation Department
Colorado
Las Vegas
Great Plains
U.S
Daniel Tong
George Mason University
High Plains
Goodland
Jeremy Martin
Weather Service
Albuquerque
KRQE
St. Louis
Springfield
Illinois
California
San Joaquin Valley
Tong
Bulletin of
The
American Meteorological Society
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
Martin
Kansas Highway Patrol
April McCollum
National Weather Service
Colorado State Patrol
Jerry Burkhart
Fire and Emergency Services
Lamar
Michael Anand
NWS
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