Officials reopen Interstate 10 from Las Cruces to Arizona

[jus_the_facts]

Source: The Associated Press Contributed to this report.

Updated: May 21, 2008 10:50 PM CDT

EL PASO, Texas - Officials reopened Interstate 10 in New Mexico around 8:30 Wednesday evening after strong winds and blowing dust closed it down for several hours.

The closure begins at the Airport Exit in Las Cruces and continued all the way Bensen, Arizona which is about 43 miles east of Tucson. High profile vehicles were diverted to the Pan Am parking area on Las Cruces' east side. Peak wind gusts at Las Cruces International Airport reached 53 mph before 2 p.m.

New Mexico Highway 11 between Columbus and Deming, US-180 from the NM 26 Junction to Hurley, NM, and US 180 between Deming and Silver City were also closed, but according to the New Mexico DOT's webpage, all are now back open.



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[Kali]

1. Benson has an "o" in it but yeah the wind was HORRIBLE today

dang, missed the road being closed, was ironically... IN BENSON. There was traffic east of town around 5 pm, though.

[Frank Cannon]

2. Benson, Arizona

The warm wind through your hair
My body flies the galaxies
My heart longs to be there

Benson, Arizona
The same stars fill the sky
But they were so much kinder
When we watched them, you and I

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I had no idea there really was a Benson, Arizona.

[nebenaube]

3. yes...

And the stars at night are so bright there it's like a lucid dream to stay up all night and watch the skies.

[Frank Cannon]

4. Wow. So now I understand the inspiration...

for the John D. Carpenter song.

Thanks!

[Kali]

6. not when the wind is like it has been this spring.

You could hardly see the moon last night!

Also if you go east about 15 - 20 miles the view is even better. ;)

[Kali]

5. Dark Star!

One of the greatest - EVAH!

[Frank Cannon]

8. Agreed

An unsung classic by one of the most underrated directors ever.

[Igel]

7. Drove through there a couple of years back.

Knew it had to be bad there sometimes because of all the "blowing dust" and warnings about high winds.

[classysassy]

9. High winds in Arizona

there were gusts up to fifty miles per hour here on the border,it was so windy,those morons(morans) minute men stayed inside their trailers.