Deadly dust storm in West Texas causes 23-car pileup (updated)

That's terrible.

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[link to hint.fm]
wind map

(which any self-respecting weathertard bookmarked years ago)

[link to lubbockonline.com]

I-27 closed near New Deal after multiple-vehicle crash
DPS responding to crash on I-27 near New Deal
Posted: December 19, 2012 - 1:30pm | Updated: December 19, 2012 - 3:53pm
Weather conditions on Wednesday hampered drivers on Interstate 27.
Weather conditions on Wednesday hampered drivers on Interstate 27.


One man is dead, 17 people are injured and the northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 27 near New Deal and Abernathy are closed after at least two multiple vehicle crashes around 1 p.m.

University Medical Center spokesman Eric Finley confirmed the fatality, and said 15 people are en route to UMC and Covenant Hospital via UMC’s medical bus. The hospital received two patients earlier.

I keep getting red flag alerts and wind warnings on phone im in fort worth texas

Here's some for you OP. Our power just came back on about 1/2 an hour ago.

[link to www.srh.noaa.gov]

Forecast with links to hazardous weather statements.

[link to forecast.weather.gov]

Fatality accident shuts down interstate 27.

[link to lubbockonline.com]

KAMC is also simulcasting on KFYO 790.

Did New Mexico declare war on us today!?!

for boots on the ground!

Thanks for the additional info!

I've been in Lubbock for nearly 15 years and this is one of the worst wind storms I've seen. We've had worse dust storms, but they typically don't last this long. The last month has seen a lot of wind, but little to no precip which only makes the blowing dust worse.

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you mean, like, the milagro beanfield wars?

get ready!

I-27 is shut down in both directions due to zero visibility. The access roads are open, but TexDot is escorting the traffic due to the extreme conditions. All local TV stations have been running no-stop coverage for several hours at the request of the DPS and TexDot to help to discourage travel throughout the South Plains and Panhandle. Flights in and out of LIA have either been cancelled or delayed indefinitely.

We've been here 20 years and it's pretty bad. Ron Robert's just announced on Kamc that 84 northbound at Post is shutdown. Traffic is being diverted to a truck stop in Post.

Lot's of flights are delayed and cancelled, too, so if anyone is flying out or picking someone up, call your airlines.

It's soon to hit Oklahoma. Here's our latest central OK weather advisory:

* Winds: this afternoon... sustained winds of 25 to 30 mph... with
gusts of 40 to 45 mph. This evening sustained winds 35 to 45
mph with gusts near 50 to 60 mph.

And now Ron's talking about a possible snow event on Christmas night! Whatever a snow "event" is.....

This didn't act like a normal dust storm. Our power went down for 4 hours and it hardly EVER goes down anymore. The sky is really creepy with this one, kind of like a Star Trek sky!LOL Our house was shaking like crazy this afternoon, too. It only does that when the wind is over 70 mph. It may be old and need remodeling, but it's STURDY!!!

Yeah, there have been models that said it could snow, but not many, so they haven't talked about it much. Even NWS didn't want to talk about it this morning, so....it's W.Texas! We'll see!

Did you just hear Ron Roberts!! He just said we COULD have snowshowers today, but no accumulation. We're getting mud-balls now.

Found some txDot cams.

[link to its.txdot.gov]

Here's one from Covenant Hospital.

[link to its.txdot.gov]

Here are a few pics from Lubbock. These were taken from inside the city where the wind isn't as bad. Just imagine how bad it is outside the confines of the city!

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whats going on texas buckeye! it was calm this morning east of lbk and it was strangely cloudy. then all of a sudden we get this dirt everywhere. crazy!!

Not going outside until I have to, so no pics here, but I don't have to imagine!LOL We live out in the sticks, just SW of Lubbock. Stay home if you can!

Hey Legion!!! Lovely weather we're having, isn't it!! We just got our power back about an hour ago. We were down since noon until about 4. This is WAY worse than I expected. Thankfully, I had time to get stuff ready this morning.

How is it up in your area?

its like a dirt blizzard here. this morning i had to go move some pipe cause we are watering wheat and its a good thing it was calm just STRANGELY cloudy and cold. if this wind was like that this morn id still be out there mad as hell. lol! the sky just looks abnormal its not just the just in the sky.

Dirt blizzard! That's a GREAT phrase for it! We're having well house roof doom. The tin is coming loose, but we can't get on a ladder to fix it just yet. Ron Roberts just said it's going to stay windy until tomorrow sometime.

wow! they just said highway 84 is closed also.

Legion, check out the weather links, too. We're in a Red Flag warning until 10 pm. So far the only fire I've heard of is down in Seminole and it sounded pretty bad. It had crossed the highway.

look now on kcbd website on radar there is a weird ring around us.

Im in Ohio and I too keep getting Emergency Alert Red Flags fir our area and in Columbus where my daughter is at...weather is calling for widespread power outages thurs and fri due to high winds-- 50 mph+ wind gusts high temos in the lower 20's and snow both days...but we are ALSO to have rain tomorrow morning into the afternoon and then the temps nosedive into the 20's freezing all the rain on the roads.
These are "weatherbug elite" alerts.

Thanks.