Another giant dust storm engulfs Phoenix, Arizona – First in 2015!

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On June 27, 2015, the first duststorm of 2015 engulfed the city of Phoenix in Arizona!

Watch the apocalyptic pictures and video! Awesome!

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Metro Phoenix residents were slammed by wind and dust over the weekend as the first pair of monsoon-season storms rolled through.

Strong winds knocked out power to thousands of customers across the Valley on Saturday.

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More than 15,000 were without power in temperatures around 100 degrees.

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Some endured triple-digit heat with no air-conditioning, while outside trees were felled or stripped of foliage.

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According to NOAA, between one and three haboobs will engulf the Phoenix area during any given year.

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Find more pictures about this extreme weather event here and news about the ongoing situation there. For caption and images shown in this post follow this link.

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