Massive dust storm in Phoenix hits flights
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July 7, 2011, Thursday
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THE air around the US city of Phoenix was a hazy shade of brown and a layer of dirt coated cars and buildings yesterday following a massive dust storm the night before.
The huge dust wall that crossed the metro Phoenix area on Tuesday night drastically cut visibility, halting all flights coming in and out of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport until conditions improved.
Winds ripped up trees, tossed around lawn furniture and caused hazardous driving conditions. The storm knocked out power to about 9,400 Salt River Project electric customers, The Arizona Republic reported.
Yesterday morning, the white roof over Chase Field, the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and the venue for next week's Major League Baseball All Star Game, was coated with thick dust.
Tuesday's storm was part of Arizona's monsoon season, which starts in mid-June and lasts through September.
The dust cloud that moved across the Phoenix valley had formed in an afternoon storm in the Tucson area, and then rolled north across the desert before sweeping over the city like an enormous wave, said National Weather Service meteorologist Paul Iniguez.
Radar data showed the storm's towering dust wall had reached as high as 2,400 to 3,000 meters, he said. "This was pretty significant. We heard from a lot of people who lived here for a number of storms and this was the worst they'd seen."
By the time the dust cloud neared the metropolitan area, it had started to dissolve but it still towered over the city with a wall of at least 1,500 meters, according to the weather service.
The huge dust wall that crossed the metro Phoenix area on Tuesday night drastically cut visibility, halting all flights coming in and out of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport until conditions improved.
Winds ripped up trees, tossed around lawn furniture and caused hazardous driving conditions. The storm knocked out power to about 9,400 Salt River Project electric customers, The Arizona Republic reported.
Yesterday morning, the white roof over Chase Field, the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and the venue for next week's Major League Baseball All Star Game, was coated with thick dust.
Tuesday's storm was part of Arizona's monsoon season, which starts in mid-June and lasts through September.
The dust cloud that moved across the Phoenix valley had formed in an afternoon storm in the Tucson area, and then rolled north across the desert before sweeping over the city like an enormous wave, said National Weather Service meteorologist Paul Iniguez.
Radar data showed the storm's towering dust wall had reached as high as 2,400 to 3,000 meters, he said. "This was pretty significant. We heard from a lot of people who lived here for a number of storms and this was the worst they'd seen."
By the time the dust cloud neared the metropolitan area, it had started to dissolve but it still towered over the city with a wall of at least 1,500 meters, according to the weather service.
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