A powerful storm kicked up a towering wall of dust that rolled through metro Phoenix and leaving thousands without power.
The dust blinded drivers and in addition to knocking out power, grounded flights at one of the nation’s busiest airports.
Bernae Boykin Hitesman was driving her son and daughter, ages 9 and 11, home from school when the storm, known as a haboob, arrived late in the afternoon in Arizona City 60 miles from Phoenix.
She had to quickly pull over as the storm engulfed her car and said: “I couldn’t see my hand in front of my face if I put my hand outside.”…