Weather.com - 10/18/12
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Above: You can see the blowing dust highlighted on the satellite image from Thursday afternoon.
A powerful low-pressure system spinning over the Midwest has been producing wind gusts in excess of 50 mph across a large portion of the Plains since Wednesday. In some cases, gusts have exceeded 60 mph and 70 mph.
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