Wing gusts with speeds in excess of 45mph tore through Black Rock City, temporarily halting all activity
Burning Man festival temporarily ground to a halt over the weekend due to dust storms and high winds that sent tents flying and plunged visibility to near zero.
On Monday, organizers of the Nevada festival said the Black Rock City airport and the festival gates had reopened as the festival officially got underway.
According to San Francisco Chronicle, a powerful dust storm swept through the Black Rock Desert – where the annual event is held – on Saturday evening, damaging campsites, causing travel delays and resulting in at least four minor injuries.
The National Weather Service issued a dust storm advisory for the area that evening, warning of a “wall of blowing dust” moving northward at 30mph (48km/h), with strong wind gusts “in excess of 45mph”.
