Burning Man entry wait times reportedly hit 10 hours after dust storms forced organizers to close the gates
Thousands of people arrived in Black Rock City, Nevada, over the weekend for Burning Man, which officially began on Sunday. Dust storms caused dangerous driving conditions that day, prompting a three-hour closure of city gates. Wait times peaked around 10 hours and were still six to seven hours-long on Monday morning. During the closure, festival organizers told attendees to return to nearby Reno or stay put on the highway. Wait times to enter Black Rock City — the temporary city in Nevada where Burning Man is held every August — reportedly hit 10 hours on Sunday after dust storms caused dangerous driving conditions and prompted a three-hour closure of the gates, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported . Most of the 70,000 Burning Man attendees went to the desert this past Sunday when the festival officially began. The drive from a local county road to the city gates can take as little as 15 minutes. However, it's common for attendees to experience whiteout condition