Several expensive cargo was filmed across the highway, blew through the winter Heartland on Tuesday, creating dangerous travel conditions that led to dozens of crashes including snow, ice and Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Egg-carrying semi trucks were involved in multivehicle collisions Along Will Roger Sternpike near the Oklahoma-Missouri border.
According to the troopers, only minor injuries were reported, but cargo loss was a pronounced consequence of the accident given the record costs of the eggs.
Authorities did not say where the eggs were heading.
The recent consumer price index listed the average price of Grade A eggs of around $4.95, which more than doubled during the last year and a half.
Energy associated with developing Nor Easter was responsible for the winter weather experienced in the plains on Tuesday.
The Oklahoma City Metro area was covered with less than 10 inches of ice.
The northeastern area of the metro was prepared for greater impact, with forecasts predicting more than half a foot of ice and snow.
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The gusts of wind and the air in the Arctic are even more complicated, creating a near-blizzard state in some places.
“If possible, you can get off the road and see a crash in OKC,” Oklahoma City police posted on social media. “If you have to go outside, drive slowly and stay away from other vehicles.”
“Due to the number of incidents, our officers are not dealing with any collisions other than injuries. Please be safe okc.”
The wind chill is expected to be well below zero throughout the week, leaving outdoor conditions dangerously cold.
More than 20 million residents from central Kansas in Tennessee Valley and the Mid-Atlantic were warned of a winter storm on Tuesday.
Significant snowfall and ice conditions were expected in North Carolina and southern Virginia by the middle of the week.
Some areas, like Norfolk and Virginia, brace for more than 8 inches of snow and ice.
The storm system is expected to strengthen the Gulf River, but will primarily stay south and east of the Interstate 95 corridor, saving major metropolitan areas in the northeast from major impacts.
