Six people have died after a dust storm fueled by wind gusts topping 60 mph caused a pileup on Interstate 90 in Montana, authorities said.
Twenty-one vehicles crashed Friday evening and Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jay Nelson said authorities believe the weather was the cause.While the highway patrol did not have an immediate count of the number of injuries, Nelson said additional ambulances had to be called in from Billings to help.
"My prayers are with everyone affected by the tragic events during the dust storm in Big Horn County today," Knudsen added. Those storms prompted a severe thunderstorm watch that covered Hardin and other parts of Montana from mid-afternoon until 9 p.m. Friday. Meteorologists forecasted the potential for isolated hail the size of a quarter, scattered wind gusts up to 75 mph and frequent lightning.
By the airport weather station's next reading at 4:35 p.m., the gusts had picked up to 62 mph . Another reading 20 minutes later recorded a gust of 64 mph .
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