We are having the biggest wind we've experienced since moving to New Mexico nearly seven years ago. And with fires burning all around the state and in Arizona, this is definitely frightening. None of the fires are near us, fortunately, but still we are vulnerable should the wind take down a power line or some other event cause a spark.
The morning was quite calm and pleasant and I worked around the yard, putting away anything loose, trimming some bushes, planting seeds and watering. Leon was at work.
But he had a horrendous drive home. He has driven in snow storms and blizzards, driving rain and wind. But he described today's drive as the scariest conditions he's ever experienced. The wind gusts could turn a truck or camper on its side, the dust made visibility almost zero at times and a tractor trailer cam to a dead stop on the highway in the lane Leon was traveling in.
He had to get around the truck by driving on the shoulder and passing the truck on the right. Admonitions say "do not stop on the road" but drive totally off the road if possible.
Luckily Leon was going VERY slowly. He took a little video for us.
4 comments:
OMG! That's scary. Y'all take care of yourselves.
Man, those are white knuckle driving conditions! Scary. Such bad visibility -- I can hear on the video that Leon had his flashing hazard lights on while driving but it looks like the other drivers didn't even have their tail lights on to help other drivers see them -- so dangerous.
Wow. Glad Leon made it home safely. Hope all is well now. We’ve lived through and driven through some desert sand storms over the years. One time on a southern California freeway at night. Scary.
It reminds me of driving in the fog near Sacramento when I lived there and and visibility was near zero.
Scary stuff.
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