dust storm

Monsoon thunderstorms can trigger dust storms, lightning-sparked wildfires and downpours that result in flooding.

The surprise delivery occurred just hours after a white-out dust storm ground incoming traffic to a halt as festivalgoers streamed in and attempted to set camp on Monday.

The storms come amid a surge of monsoonal moisture and instability across the Western U.S., which has brought dangerous dry lightning, major dust storms and rare summer rain over the last few days.

And as Burning Man kicked off in Nevada’s desert northwest, a major dust storm forced traffic to a halt as attendees tried to avoid the desert’s wrath.

Immigration raids now sweep through the Valley like dust storms — sudden, unannounced, merciless.