Wild time-lapse video captured the moment Arizona State University’s football stadium was completely swallowed by a powerful dust storm.
A towering cloud of dust enveloped Mountain American Stadium in Tempe Monday, blocking out daylight on the Sun Devils’ home field, shocking footage posted on social media by the team shows.
“Must be a sign it’s game week,” the football team captioned the post ahead of their season opener Saturday.
Fast-moving storms swept across parts of Arizona Monday, grounding flights, knocking out power to thousands and causing dangerous road conditions.
The dust clouds plunged the Phoenix area into darkness, causing travel chaos as visibility plummeted to zero in a matter of minutes, according to Fox Weather.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was forced to temporarily halt operations as wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour rocked the travel hub, causing damage to some buildings, CNN reported.
It was the first major dust storm, also known as a haboob, of the year.
It was sparked suddenly by seasonal monsoon storms that rolled across portions of the state producing heavy rain and thunderstorms.
The Sun Devils will kick off the season on Saturday night against Northern Arizona University.
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