The powerful storm that whipped parts of metro Phoenix with dusty winds and drenching rain cast the area into the spotlight on Aug. 26, with national news media marveling at the "towering wall of dust ...

Sarah Lynch Baldwin is a deputy managing editor of CBSNews.com. She helps lead national and breaking news coverage and shapes editorial workflows. A massive wall of dust — called a haboob — hit the ...

The powerful monsoon storm on Aug. 25 tested a dust detection system installed by the Arizona Department of Transportation. ADOT implemented the program on a stretch of the I-10, between Phoenix and ...

Dust storms are nothing new to Arizona, a state that sees the massive walls of dust roll in every year. In the past month, the Phoenix area saw two major storms, causing flight cancellations, damaged ...

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For anyone wondering whether intense dust storms, such as the haboob that enveloped Phoenix this week, are possible in Southern California, the answer is yes. They’ve hit in the recent past and are a ...

Skies can turn from clear blue to pitch black as a haboob rolls in. Here’s how this wall of dust forms, and what health experts say is lurking within. A wall of dust, also known as a haboob, ...

Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the U.S. Southwest can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path. Thunderstorms spawn the ...

Arizona’s recent haboobs are dramatic but common, driven by thunderstorm winds. Wisconsin once saw Prairie dust darken its skies during the 1930s Dust Bowl. Better farming and forecasting has lowered ...

Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the Southwest U.S. can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path. Thunderstorms spawn the ...

Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the U.S. Southwest can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path. Thunderstorms spawn the ...