US EditionMassive Dust Storm Batters, Temporarily Shuts Down Burning Man
Strong winds reaching 50 mph caused extensive damage to camps and art installations, resulting in four minor injuries and a temporary festival closure, organizers said.
- Over the weekend, the annual Burning Man festival opened in Black Rock City, Nevada, where early arrivals faced 50 mph winds, a dust storm damaging camps and art, and four minor injuries, organizers said.
- The National Weather Service warned of surging monsoonal moisture and slow-moving storms causing flash flooding risks and dust advisories as winds pushed dust off the Black Rock Desert playa.
- Visibility collapsed to near-whiteout as attendees described seeing only about 15 feet, with tents ripped apart despite efforts to secure them and videos showing people running through blowing sand.
- After the storm, gates to Black Rock City reopened around 7 a.m. August 25, 2025, but traffic backups caused six to eight hours of entry delays, flights at the temporary airport halted, and organizers assisted drivers while participants repaired camps.
- The festival runs from August 24 to September 1, building Black Rock City for about 80,000 people, with the National Weather Service warning of similar storm conditions and flash flood risks through Tuesday.
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BRIEF: A dust storm with wind gusts of 80 km/h hit the Burning Man festival in Nevada. Footage shows tents and makeshift shelters being hit by strong winds and covered in thick dust on Saturday. At least four festivalgoers were injured and several campsites were damaged, according to local media. The dust storm hit the festival on Saturday night after thunderstorms over the Sierra Nevada Mountains brought strong winds across the desert. Burning …
Dust storm tears through Burning Man festival
A powerful dust storm swept across Burning Man on Monday, sending festivalgoers scrambling to secure tents in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. The same weather system triggered a massive dust storm in Phoenix, knocking out power, delaying flights and causing damage.
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