A Large -scale dust storm The Phoenics was swept away on Monday, causing power fall, knocking trees and forced a temporary ground stop at the city’s main airport.
Video and paintings captured the apocaliptic scenes of the dust wall, called Ek HabobQuickly reaching the entire neighborhood, Arizona State University Football Stadium and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Hubobs are the most common in the southwest and are caused by strong thunderstorm winds, National Weather Service saidThey can usually reduce a visibility significantly.
In Arizona, a woman told Associated Press that she was driving with her children when the storm had come.
He said, “If I put my hand out, I could not see my hand in front of my face,” she said that she could taste the dust and speed up her car.
Over the weekend, the Dust Storm also hit the Burning Man Festival at Black Rock Desert, Nevada. The video showed the campers try to capture their tents and shelters amidst strong winds and low visibility.
