So yesterdays dust storm was pretty awesome. Apparently it was among the largest in Arizona history. It was something like 70 miles wide and went anywhere from 3-4000 feet in the air with 35-60 mph winds, it was pretty crazy indeed. It went from a pretty decent day to black in just a few min, and it didn't clear up until after dark. This is what I learned from the storm...I called it a dust storm and Stephanie promptly corrected me, so I added ..."The Monsoon" to the title. Then, on the news, they called it a Haboob, so I corrected my error and changed my title to ..."The Haboob". Anyways, a haboob is an intense sandstorm common to arid areas of the world. Monsoons are associated with rain, and we didn't get the rain. So I learned something new.
Haboob circa. 1930.....the dustbowl
Haboob circa 2011....crazy dust storm
I think I know just a little bit how they felt during the dustbowl. -George
3 comments:
that explains it! what a wild storm...yikes!!!
Ugh I swear those happened in Rexburg every summer.
Wow....does this happen often?
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