After fearsome dust storm rips Phoenix area, trees cleaned up and power restored
A giant dust storm approaches the Phoenix metro area as a monsoon storm pushes the dust into the air, Monday in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
PHOENIX (AP) — Crews cleaned up downed trees and got electricity mostly restored for thousands of people Tuesday after a powerful dust storm roared through the Phoenix area.
The wall of dust towering hundreds of feet high dwarfed the city's neighborhoods. Called a haboob, the wind-driven phenomenon blackened skies and initially knocked out electricity for 55,000 customers late Monday afternoon.
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