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16 Surreal Photos Of The Dust Storm Sweeping Across Colorado

Mar 19, 2014, 04:11 IST

Jared Hotchkiss/TwitterTaken at the Amarillo Country Club in Amarillo.A massive dust storm stemming from Colorado is sweeping across Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico.

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Several traffic accidents in southeast Colorado were blamed on low visibility caused by the powerful storm.

According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, Highway 287 had zero visibility south of Lamar towards the Oklahoma state line, reports CBS News in Denver.

Here are some photos we found on Twitter:

The combination of windy weather is not only blowing around dust but also pollen and tumble weeds.

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"A high tree pollen plus the high winds is just a double whammy. People are suffering," said Dr. William Storms with the Allergy Clinic in Colorado Springs, reports KRDO News.

Here are some photos of the tumble weed take over:

Snow fences? Nahh, out here we use them as tumble weed fences. pic.twitter.com/RsT7XNgEG9

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