Harrowing dust storm blinds drivers on NW highway, turns deadly

Tayler Blanco and her family were heading home to the Tri-Cities on U.S. 395 when suddenly the air outside of their car became thick with sand.

“It was probably the scariest moment of my life,” she told the Tri-City Herald. “There were many times the storm was so thick that you could not see anything around you.”

Blanco, her husband and their toddler were among dozens of travelers surprised by a dust storm that blinded drivers on Saturday afternoon…

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