A powerful dust storm wreaked havoc on Nevada’s annual Burning Man festival over the weekend, tossing around early attendees’ campsites and trapping incoming Burners in up to eight hours of stop-and-go traffic.

The National Weather Service issued warnings about the storm in advance, noting it would bring in a fast-moving “wall of blowing dust.” But by Saturday, Burners were already descending on Black Rock City. 5

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The advisory carried over into Sunday as more revelers trickled in, having been stalled by the previous evening’s bout.

Ahead of the storm, celebrants tried their best to salvage their belongings and piled into any RVs with open space to take shelter. As the raging winds and dust blew through the desert festival grounds, the Burners watched helplessly through the RV wi

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