NewsJanuary 31, 2014

FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com A motorist driving into Illinois on Thursday from the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge might have wondered whether farmers were burning their fields. ...

Fred Lynch
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A motorist driving into Illinois on Thursday from the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge might have wondered whether farmers were burning their fields. Actually, it was high winds blowing topsoil over Highway 146 and Highway 3 toward McClure, Ill. This view from Old Cape Road in Alexander County, Ill., captures a moment of decreased visibility caused by the dust.

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