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(EMAILWIRE.COM, July 21, 2013 ) San Francisco, CA -- A dust storm grounded some flights going on of the Pheonix-Mesa Gateway airport early Friday afternoon when nearly 2,000 houses in the San Tan Valley and Queen Creek areas lost power. The storm also caused mangle awnings from mobile homes and uprooted trees in the south side of Phoenix. Visibility was reduced to less than a quarter of a mile in some areas.
A haboob is a wall of dust as a result of a microburst or downburst of storms and winds, coming from the Arabic word “habb”, meaning “wind”. They occur most usually during the summer months in dry, flat lands, making Phoenix a perfect target. The National Weather Service estimates that Phoenix experiences about three haboobs per year during the months between June and September.
Several residents reported pictures and updates to the weather channel on Twitter and Facebook, capturing most moments on camera.
Thunderstorm winds caused the haboob, which toppled a six foot high steel wall on top of a person, injuring them. No other injuries were reported. The Airport reported winds of up to 60 miles an hour, but it isnÂ’t clear how many flights were affected, but flights were back to normal by 2 p.m.
The local power company, Salt River Project officials said that 2,000 of their customers lost electricity and crews are still working to restore that power as of 8:30 p.m.
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