2001年4月7-8日,吐鲁番地区出现新世纪最强的一场沙尘暴天气,给吐鲁番地区的工农牧业生产、交通运输、电力通讯、居民生活、生态环境等都造成极大的危害。其中小麦受灾面积达9599.34亩,棉花受灾面积4966亩(绝收3686亩),孜然受灾面积16810亩,葡萄受灾面积40462亩(绝收7727.6亩),沙埋幼林面积2850亩,沙埋干渠59.5公里,支斗渠121公里, From April 7 to April 8, 2001, the strongest sandstorm in the new century appeared in Turpan, which caused great harm to the industrial and agricultural production, transportation, power communication, residential life and ecological environment in Turpan. Among them, 9599.34 mu of wheat was affected, 4966 mu of cotton were affected (3686 mu), cumulus affected area was 16,810 mu, 40462 mu of grapes were affected (7727.6 mu of fresh crops), 2850 mu of sand was buried in sand, 59.5 km of sand buried canal, Branch bucket channel 121 kilometers,