Sunday, November 29, 2009

More on the Southwest Cutoff


Photo above shows early morning rainbow today, Sunday the 29th, to the northwest of the house.

As the 500 mb cutoff dug southward across southern California yesterday, strong and gusty winds deloped in south-central Arizona around mid to late morning on Saturday, November 28th. The winds caused a serious dust storm between Tucson and Phoenix that resulted in wrecks and fatalities on I-10.
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CASA GRANDE, Ariz. - Two people are dead after their small sport utility vehicle crashed into a commercial vehicle during a dust storm in south-central Arizona.

The state Department of Public Safety began warning travelers Saturday morning to avoid Interstate 10 near Casa Grande until the dust settled. The wind slowed down by the afternoon, but Public Safety spokesman Harold Sanders said visibility along the interstate from mile post 190 to 216 remained poor.

Sanders says officers are investigating five separate collisions in the area that resulted from Saturday's dust storms, including the one involving the two fatalities. He did not have details on the other collisions.

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