Haunting, ‘life-threatening’ wall of dust completely envelops Phoenix (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
A massive dust cloud descended on Phoenix, Arizona, this week, completely engulfing the Valley region and beyond. The monsoon storm hit the area Thursday evening, bringing high winds and a foreboding wall of dust.
The epic rolling dust storm made its way to the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, where planes were forced to land in the crazy conditions. Flights were delayed at one point to allow the worst of the bad weather to pass.
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The National Weather Service Phoenix sent out a number of dust storm warnings, saying there was “near zero visibility” in the blowing dust, and warning of the risk of “dangerous life-threatening travel.”
Incoming! pic.twitter.com/ZvXaTxoAkj
— Jerry Ferguson (@geraldferguson) August 3, 2018
A dust storm warning is in effect until 8:00 PM MST for I-10 between mile markers 105 and 164 in Arizona, I-17 between mile markers 0 and 68 in Arizona, US-60 between mile markers 0 and 168 in Arizona. pic.twitter.com/ywytxrwsn2
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) August 3, 2018
A dust storm warning is in effect until 8:00 PM MST for I-10 between mile markers 105 and 164 in Arizona, I-17 between mile markers 0 and 68 in Arizona, US-60 between mile markers 0 and 168 in Arizona. pic.twitter.com/sYwVaFGRLL
— NWS Phoenix (@NWSPhoenix) August 3, 2018
Dust storms are known as ‘haboobs’ in Arizona, because in 1971, scientists witnessed one so huge, they named it after the dust storms in the Sudan.
Oh no not another Haboob hitting Tempe 😮 #monsoon#haboob#azwxpic.twitter.com/jDpcs9f6zq
— stephen diephuis (@deepice7) August 3, 2018
#arizona#haboob#duststorm hitting #Tempe really hard! #pheonix#storms. pic.twitter.com/pbR6o8dgX2
— kirstenfinallytweets (@kirstenfinally1) August 3, 2018
Completely in the middle of the #tempe#monsoon#duststorm#haboob. Huge wind! pic.twitter.com/Eh2hpuvrJt
— kirstenfinallytweets (@kirstenfinally1) August 3, 2018
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