Hi Viatologists,
The Chihuahuan Desert has it share of natural beauty, but also has the
tendency to pick up a little dirt in the late spring. As evidenced
yesterday, a stretch of Interstate 10 around Las Cruces, NM was closed
for two hours as winds spun at 60 km/h.
The Las Cruces Sun News has put together an interesting piece on one
such transpired event:
http://www.lcsun-news.com/fastsearchresults/ci_8870933
When you're looking for coverage of the Chihuahuan Desert and her
international roadways, the Worldwide Highway Library delivers! We
offer photographs (and videos) of Interstates, New Mexico State
Routes, Texas State Routes and las Rutas Federales de Chihuahua; all
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interface.
Cheers,
Carl Rogers
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MLOM - 11 Apr 2008 04:50 GMT
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60 km/h? That's nothing. We had 100 km/h winds in a storm system
tonight in NW MO. MO 6 is closed near Clarksdale, MO (east of St.
Joe) due to fallen barn debris. No telling when it will reopen.
Ad absurdum per aspera - 13 Apr 2008 01:36 GMT
> 60 km/h? That's nothing.
Yeah, you've heard the one about the day the "spring winds" *stopped*
blowing and all the cows fell over, right?
Seriously: It can sometimes blow a good bit harder than that, but
it's not just the pure velocity, it's the impurity. Southwestern New
Mexico and Arizona have some blowing-dust areas that can get nasty.
Within the last few years they had a few multi-car accidents caused by
suddenly compromised visibility (and people's reactions to it). This
sort of thing is of course more likely, and worse, at some times of
year, and in drought years.
The area can also get gusty winds (much beyond a strong enough to
make drivers of lightly loaded high-profile vehicles wonder if they're
going to even keep 'er upright, let alone hold their lane.
--Joe
Scott in SoCal - 11 Apr 2008 06:36 GMT
>When you're looking for coverage of the Chihuahuan Desert and her
>international roadways, the Worldwide Highway Library delivers!
LOL!! Next time I'm looking for that, I'll be sure and surf on by.

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- Tommy Chong
East Coast Hive Mind - 11 Apr 2008 12:11 GMT
> >When you're looking for coverage of the Chihuahuan Desert and her
> >international roadways, the Worldwide Highway Library delivers!
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> "Dave's not here, man!"
> - Tommy Chong
Chihuauas? Awful barky yappy things that nip at yr heels. No thx.
MLOM - 11 Apr 2008 22:59 GMT
> > >When you're looking for coverage of the Chihuahuan Desert and her
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> Chihuauas? Awful barky yappy things that nip at yr heels. No thx.
Not to forget krl's own personal attack Chihuahua (Erika).
Jason Pawloski - 13 Apr 2008 02:21 GMT
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Something's blowing in this thread, all right. And it's no the wind.
MLOM - 13 Apr 2008 03:12 GMT
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More like a breaking of wind....