Saturday, August 20, 2011

Photos sent in to Phoenix weather station from Thursday’s storm

A dust storm moves to consume Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, Ariz., Thursday August 18, 2011.(AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Pat Shannahan)  MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

 

A giant wall of dust rolls through the central Phoenix area early Thursday evening, Aug. 18, 2011.  The dust storm, the third this summer, swept through the area turning the sky brown, creating danger

A pedestrian crosses Central Avenue during a dust storm in Phoenix

A dust storm hovers over Queen Creek, Ariz. Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011. The dust storm, also known as a haboob in Arabic and around Arizona, swept through Pinal County and headed northeast, reaching Phoe