Winds, dirt and debris slam the Sun City

The winds wererelentless. Dust storms in the far East side of the county made for low visibility and dangerous driving conditions.

Road signs littered the streets, othersigns couldn’t handle the 60 mph winds, shattering to pieces on the concrete below.

Planes were barely visible in the skies, even they couldn’t escape the brown haze.

In northeast El Paso a couple described their afternoon. “My wife andI were inside watching television,” said Lou Lopez.

The howling winds redecorated Lopez’s back yard.

“Boom in the back yard which is not far from where we were sitting” said Lopez.

Ashed landed in his yard,breaking to pieces.

Ahome in Central El Paso took a hit, too.

The owner tells ABC-7 he was playing video games and didn’t hear a thing.

Atree was uprooted, then dropped on his house.

The gas companyhad to check forgas leaks.

The winds in downtown made it a struggle for runners at the El Paso marathon.

Flying debris and chilly temps made for less-than-ideal running conditions.

“It’s pretty bad right now, it’s cold and it’s dusty, dirt all over the place” said downtown merchant Louis Coronel.

He tells ABC-7the winds aren’t good for business.

“Not a lot of people stay, it’s cold,” said Coronel.

Abad day for business, less customers, but with the cleanup, more work.

“We have to keep sweeping, dusting,” said Coronel.

Coronelsays all the dust and dowtown trash will be back in his store even before he finishes.