Toy semi-trucks are part of any kid’s car collection. They also tend to take a beating, being the strong, resilient types they are. Unfortunately, as the saying goes, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. Recent extreme weather with hurricane-force gusts knocked down big rigs left and right across the Southern Plains.
A powerful dust storm coupled with extreme winds is responsible for at least three deaths and several injuries across Texas and Oklahoma, reports AccuWeather. Gusts upwards of 100 mph caused a massive pileup on Interstate 27 in Canyon, Texas, which is located in the Texas panhandle. Footage provided by storm chaser Blake Brown shows low visibility conditions as well as 18-wheelers tipping over like, well, toys.
“There it goes. There goes another one,” said Brown in the video as one after another, tractor-trailers succumbed to the strong winds and fell over onto their sides.
One massive pileup involved some 38 vehicles. Local authorities didn’t realize the extent of the crash until the storm moved on. “It’s the worst I’ve ever seen,” said Sgt. Cindy Barkley of the Texas Department of Public Safety. “We couldn’t tell that they were all together until the dust kind of settled.”
“This is terrible out here,” said trucker Charles Daniel to the Associated Press. “A lot of sand and dirt in the air. I’m not pushing it over 55 mph. I’m scared it will blow over if I do.” Daniel was traveling along Interstate 40 in western Oklahoma with a 48-foot trailer.
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A powerful dust storm coupled with extreme winds is responsible for at least three deaths and several injuries across Texas and Oklahoma, reports AccuWeather. Gusts upwards of 100 mph caused a massive pileup on Interstate 27 in Canyon, Texas, which is located in the Texas panhandle. Footage provided by storm chaser Blake Brown shows low visibility conditions as well as 18-wheelers tipping over like, well, toys.
“There it goes. There goes another one,” said Brown in the video as one after another, tractor-trailers succumbed to the strong winds and fell over onto their sides.
One massive pileup involved some 38 vehicles. Local authorities didn’t realize the extent of the crash until the storm moved on. “It’s the worst I’ve ever seen,” said Sgt. Cindy Barkley of the Texas Department of Public Safety. “We couldn’t tell that they were all together until the dust kind of settled.”
“This is terrible out here,” said trucker Charles Daniel to the Associated Press. “A lot of sand and dirt in the air. I’m not pushing it over 55 mph. I’m scared it will blow over if I do.” Daniel was traveling along Interstate 40 in western Oklahoma with a 48-foot trailer.
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