**FILE PHOTO** In this April 28, 2010 photo, strong winds blew over a boat trailer. I-40 has been closed numerous times due to wind since April 1st. (Photo: Chad Black/APSN.us)
Sunday Evening Update: ADOT is reporting that I-40 is beginning to reopen between Flagstaff and Winslow. Officials are also saying that some delays can be expected as backed up traffic begins to enter into the area.
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)– ADOT has once again closed Interstate 40 due to high winds and blowing dust.
At around 11:15 this morning, ADOT announced that the highway between Flagstaff and Winslow is closed.
The Arizona Department of Transportation closed I-40 yesterday due to the blowing dust stemming from a low pressure system that has caused high winds out ahead of the storm front. The highway was reopened yesterday evening, but crews closed the road again this morning between milepost 219 and milepost 252 (Winslow) due to deteroriating conditions.
An automated weather station on I-40 at Two Guns is reporting 55 mile-per-hour wind gusts this morning. The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a Dust Storm Warning for much of northern Arizona, and a High Wind Warning is also in effect for the closure area between Winona and Winslow.
State Route 99 from Winslow south is also closed due to the dust storm.
Officials have not announced when they plan to reopen the Interstate. DPS is turning vehicles around at the closure sites.
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ADOT Road Closure Info: www.az511.gov or dial 5-1-1 on your mobile phone.
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