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A giant wall of dust rolled through the Phoenix area on July 18, 2011, turning the sky brown, creating dangerous driving conditions and delaying some airline flights.
Arizona Dust Storm
A dust storm rolls through the Ahwatukee and south Phoenix area, Monday evening, July 18, 2011. The dust wall was about 3,000 feet high and created winds of 25 to 30 mph, with gusts of up to 40 mph, said Austin Jamison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Nick Oza)
Nick OzaArizona Dust Storm
A haboob passes by Sky Harbor International Airport as it heads north to downtown Phoenix Monday, July 18, 2011. The dust wall was about 3,000 feet high and created winds of 25 to 30 mph, with gusts of up to 40 mph, said Austin Jamison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Visibility was down to less than a quarter-mile in some areas, he said. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Josh Radtke)
Josh RadtkeArizona Dust Storm
A haboob passes by Sky Harbor International Airport as it heads north to downtown Phoenix Monday, July 18, 2011. The dust wall was about 3,000 feet high and created winds of 25 to 30 mph, with gusts of up to 40 mph, said Austin Jamison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Visibility was down to less than a quarter-mile in some areas, he said. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Josh Radtke)
Josh RadtkeArizona Dust Storm
Motorists travel along Interstate 10 during a dust storm Monday, July 18, 2011 in Phoenix. A giant wall of dust was rolling through the Phoenix area on Tuesday, turning the sky brown, creating dangerous driving conditions and delaying some airline flights. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Michael Schennum)
Michael SchennumArizona Dust Storm
A sign warns motorists of low visibility and high winds conditions Monday, July 18, 2011 along Interstate 10 in Phoenix. A giant wall of dust was rolling through the Phoenix area on Tuesday, turning the sky brown, creating dangerous driving conditions and delaying some airline flights. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Michael Schennum)
Michael SchennumArizona Dust Storm
A wall of dust moves through central Phoenix during a dust storm Monday, July 18, 2011. The dust wall was about 3,000 feet high and created winds of 25 to 30 mph, with gusts of up to 40 mph, said Austin Jamison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Visibility was down to less than a quarter-mile in some areas, he said. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ross D. FranklinArizona Dust Storm
A vehicle drives through a brown cloud of blowing sand during a dust storm Monday, July 18, 2011, in Phoenix. The dust wall was about 3,000 feet high and created winds of 25 to 30 mph, with gusts of up to 40 mph, said Austin Jamison, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Visibility was down to less than a quarter-mile in some areas, he said. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ross D. FranklinArizona Dust Storm
Low visibility due to a dust storm causes an eight tractor-trailer pileup Monday July 18, 2011 on Interstate 8 southwest of Casa Grande, Ariz. Three drivers were transported by ambulance to Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix and seven other people refused treatment. Interstate 8 west bound was closed so workers could clear the road. (AP Photo/Casa Grande Dispatch, Oscar Perez)
Oscar PerezArizona Dust Storm
A dust storm moves northwest through Pinal County, Ariz., near Interstate 10 and 587, Monday, July 18, 2011. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski)
David KadlubowskiArizona Dust Storm
Low visability due to a dust storm causes an eight tractor-trailer pileup Monday July 18, 2011 on Interstate 8 southwest of Casa Grande, Ariz. Three drivers were transported by ambulance to Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix and seven other people refused treatment. Interstate 8 west bound was closed so workers could clear the road.(AP Photo/Casa Grande Disaptch, Oscar Perez)
Oscar PerezInterstate 8 Collision
A person involved in eight tractor-trailer pileup suveys the damage around him Monday July 18, 2011 on Interstate 8 southwest of Casa Grande, Ariz. Low visabiliy due to a dust storm caused the pileup. Three drivers were transported by ambulance to Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix and seven other people refused treatment. Interstate 8 west bound was closed so workers could clear the road.(AP Photo/Casa Grande Disaptch, Oscar Perez)
Oscar PerezArizona Dust Storm
Gila River Fire Department tends to children that were hurt in an auto accident when the driver hit the back of a tractor trailer in a dust storm near Interstate 10 and 587, in Gila River, Ariz., Monday, July 18, 2011. Five people were in the vehicle and four were transported to area hospitals with non life threatening injuries. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
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A multi-vehicle accident tonight on Interstate 8 near Casa Grande has left two people with critical injuries, officials said.
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