Severe Texas Winds Blow Semi Trucks Over Like They’re Nothing

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…

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