instantaneous blackout. i d never been in a dust storm that turned the light out that fast before. incredibly, the historic haboob on july 5th rolls through the city without a single death reported. he credits phoenix residents for observing proper haboob protocol. it might have been due to the warning that the national weather service put out about this. but one of the nice things about this particular storm was there were very few injuries associated with it. people were able to do the things they were supposed to do. pull off to the side of the road, turn their lights off and take their feet off the brake. the city doesn t escape completely unscathed. the dense storm leaves thousands without electricity after blowing down multiple power poles. power just went out. for millions of others, the storm is a nuisance, but nothing more. i was getting all kind of comments from other parts of the world that hadn t seen storms like this. people wondering how many people
died, wondering if i died. i made sure to comment back that me and my gear were okay and that it was a cool experience. phoenix is no stranger to these storms. another haboob two months later leave the bride and groom in the dust. congratulations. you may kiss the bride. and makes their day to remember beyond unforgettable. but no storm that follows can compare to the july 5th event, the haboob of the decade. look at the size of this thing. oh, yeah. coming up, baseball-size hailstones. leave one family with no where to run. it s in my room. when caught on camera: man versus nature continues.
we got then in may, a powerful ef 5 tornado touching down in joplin, missouri. completely destroying the small town and killing about 150 people. in august, hurricane irene slammed states all alongae the east coast. the storm destroying homes, flooding roads and knocking down power lines. irene also creating a messy situation in maryland. check out ocean city and this reporter completely covered in foam. and in vermont, a dam is compromised, causing hundreds to leave their homes. it was insult added to injury for arizona as a giant dust storm and record-breaking temperatures swept across parts of the state. in august, temperatures reaching a sizzling 117 degrees. filthy clouds of fog known as a haboob leaving residents lungs filled with dirt, debris.
we got then in may, a powerful ef 5 tornado touching down in joplin, missouri. completely destroying the small town and killing about 150 people. in august, hurricane irene slammed states all alongae the east coast. the storm destroying homes, flooding roads and knocking down power lines. irene also creating a messy situation in maryland. check out ocean city and this reporter completely covered in foam. and in vermont, a dam is compromised, causing hundreds to leave their homes. it was insult added to injury for arizona as a giant dust storm and record-breaking temperatures swept across parts of the state. in august, temperatures reaching a sizzling 117 degrees. filthy clouds of fog known as a haboob leaving residents lungs
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