Both directions of Interstate 55 northwest of New Orleans are closed after a series of multi-car pileups killed two people in zero visibility, according to the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A “superfog” made of smoke from marsh fires and dense fog was blamed for at least two dozen traffic accidents, including multi-car pileups, on interstate highways Monday in southeas
NEW ORLEANS >> Crews worked into this morning clearing the wreckage of more than 150 vehicles involved in a series of crashes the day before on Interstate 55 near New Orleans caused by a “super fog” of marsh fire smoke and dense fog that killed at least seven people and injured another 25.
The National Weather Service called it “super fog” — a combination of thick smoke from fires in marshy wetlands of south Louisiana and the fog that often hangs thick in the air on cool, windless mornings. It was a deadly combination this week.
The National Weather Service called it “super fog” — a combination of thick smoke from fires in marshy wetlands of south Louisiana and the fog that often hangs thick in the air on cool, windless mornings.
A "super fog" on Interstate 55 near New Orleans, Louisiana, caused a multi-car crash that left seven people dead and 25 injured Monday morning, police say.
Super fog conditions are unusual but do occur periodically in the South, where marsh fires, calm winds and humidity can combine to create thick veils of fog.
First responders were still cleaning up the area Tuesday morning and several school districts have delayed or canceled classes after a 158-car pile up on Interstate 55 in Louisiana.
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