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Intense windstorm sweeps through Las Vegas, creating dust storm and knocking out power

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Intense windstorm sweeps through Las Vegas, creating dust storm and knocking out power

LAS VEGAS – The first major surge of monsoonal moisture across southern Nevada on Tuesday brought widespread disruptions to the Las Vegas Valley, unleashing near-hurricane-force wind gusts that toppled trees, downed powerlines and contributed to a large fire that killed several animals. The National Weather Service office in Las Vegas issued the first Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clark County at … Read more

Massive ‘haboob’ dust storm leaves drivers stranded across Texas, NM

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Massive ‘haboob’ dust storm leaves drivers stranded across Texas, NM

A massive dust storm buried parts of New Mexico and Texas in airborne smut Monday morning, shutting down highways and leaving nearly 900,000 residents trapped in a potentially deadly cloud. The dust storm — a particularly fierce variety known as a “haboob” — was miles wide and thousands of feet tall, carried along the southern … Read more