The Best Videos of the Massive Sand Storm That Hit Phoenix, Arizona [VIDEO]

Residents of Phoenix awoke on Wednesday with a thick layer of dust on their cars, streets and just about everything else outside after a giant sandstorm ripped through the city. The storm on Tuesday evening grounded airplanes, led to traffic tie-ups and set off a wave of coughing across the Valley of the Sun. At the height of the storm, visibility was reduced to zero. While sandstorms, or haboobs, are not uncommon in Arizona and other desert areas, the size of this one and the sheer amount of dust it raised were highly unusual. There were tons of video cameras rolling, I have the Top 3 for you.

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Phoenix Dust Storm: Video of Doomsday Scenes in Arizona

These amazing pictures from the United States show a wall of dust moving through the city of Phoenix in Arizona. Sandstorms like this happen during the region's monsoon season, which is underway. They occur over desert land and can reach thousands of feet into the air, spurred by strong winds. The dense cloud dramatically reduced visibility, grounding flights at a major airport and leaving thousands without electricity.
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Arizona Dust Storm: Amazing Time-Lapse of Phoenix 'Haboob'

These amazing pictures were shot by two photographers - Mike Olbinski and Blaine Coury - in Arizona. These time-lapse videos show a wall of dust moving through the city of Phoenix in Arizona. Sandstorms like this happen during the region's monsoon season, which is underway. They occur over desert land and can reach thousands of feet into the air, spurred by strong winds. The dense cloud dramatically reduced visibility, grounding flights at a major airport and leaving thousands without electricity. PS A haboob is a type of intense sandstorm commonly observed in arid regions throughout the world.
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Driving into AZ Haboob Dust Storm HD

July 5 2011 AZ Haboob. Filmed with handheld GoPro HD. A massive dust storm hits the phoenix valley area with extreme wind and dust. This footage is toggles in/out of a time lapse. My lights are on! Music: "Bump in the Night" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons

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