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A dust storm on I-10 near San Simon on May 6, 2016. Β ADOT began using eight tanker trucks to haul water, transferring it to two larger tankers belonging to a local contractor that are used to spray water in hopes of creating a layer of wind-resistant crust. The trucks have given an initial watering to more than 320 acres of the 640 acres responsible for most of the dust restricting visibility on the interstate.

 Courtesy ADOT

Dust storms have been closing I-10 near San SimonΒ almost everyΒ breezyΒ day.

ADOT employees and Arizona state troopers are stationed near the field at milepost 376 that is the source of the dust. ADOT and other agencies are working with the landowner to deal with the blowing dust, including spraying 320 acres of the field with water last week.

Arizona DPS Public Information Officer Kameron Lee has been documenting the dust storms from up close on Twitter..

Here's what it really looks like out there:

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