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Dust storm shuts down I-10 near Willcox Monday

A dust storm closed eastbound Interstate 10 near Willcox Monday. Photo via Google Earth.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A dust storm shut down Interstate 10 in both directions near Willcox Monday.

A Cochise County Sheriff's Office Facebook post said the freeway was shut down in both directions.

According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, the closure was at milepost 352.

There was no timetable for the road to reopen.

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