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Yuma Airport welcomes weary travelers [Update: Dust Storm]
YUMA SUN.com ^ | July 21, 2009 - 5:51 PM | BY JOYCE LOBECK, SUN STAFF WRITER

Posted on 07/21/2009 11:22:54 PM PDT by Cindy

SNIPPET: "Three U.S Airways planes were diverted from Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix to Yuma between 7 and 8 p.m. Monday, said Craig Williams, airport director. He added that he didn't know why the flights were diverted."

SNIPPET: "United connects with Los Angeles while US Airways connects with Phoenix."

(Excerpt) Read more at yumasun.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: airport; airports; phoenix; plane; skyharbor; skyharborairport; usairways; yuma; yumaairport

1 posted on 07/21/2009 11:22:55 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: All

Hat Tip: A freepmailer.


2 posted on 07/21/2009 11:23:23 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

Storm.


3 posted on 07/22/2009 12:21:15 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The University of Notre Dame's motto: "Kill our unborn children? YES WE CAN!")
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To: Jeff Chandler

It was a storm?

Thank you Jeff for the update.
I appreciate it.


4 posted on 07/22/2009 12:27:13 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: All; Velveeta; Umanbean

Previously...

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/weather/dust_storm_07_18_2009

“Dust Storm Passing Through Phoenix”
Updated: Saturday, 18 Jul 2009, 10:26 PM MDT
Published : Saturday, 18 Jul 2009, 8:19 PM MDT

SNIPPET: “PHOENIX - A dust storm is passing through Phoenix, and visibility has been reduced to a quarter-mile. The large dust storm is covering most of the southeast Valley.

The weather is having an impact on flights at Sky Harbor. Three US Airways flights and one Southwest Airlines flight were diverted to Tucson where there are no delays — affecting about 500 passengers.”


5 posted on 07/22/2009 12:32:19 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

For any of you out there that haven’t been to Yuma in July, you can have the same experience by laying out in your yard wrapped in a sheet of black plastic in the full sun today.
An few hours ought to do it.


6 posted on 07/22/2009 4:22:47 AM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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For any of you out there that haven’t been to Yuma in July, you can have the same experience by laying out in your yard wrapped in a sheet of black plastic in the full sun today.

And have someone throw sand at you once in a while.

On the positive side, my friend's wife caught a turtle once in Yuma (in the Colorado River).

7 posted on 07/22/2009 8:39:01 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The University of Notre Dame's motto: "Kill our unborn children? YES WE CAN!")
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To: Jeff Chandler
Mark Twain reportedly said of Yuma that the only change in the weather to occur was to become hotter.

I think the only reason that turtle was still there was that his legs were too short to carry him away.

Cheers.

8 posted on 07/22/2009 9:12:12 AM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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