The top picture is one I took on July 6th and the bottom one I took the day before. So on July 5th this bottom dust storm came in and caught my attention as it moved across the landscape engulfing everything as it moved along. After it arrived it made everything dusty and the wind picked up and all in all it was a little exciting! The next evening started out much the same way as the Haboob approached and came in at almost the same direction and speed, but this second one was different! This Haboob had teeth! You can almost see the dirt and sand in the cloud and it's shape was not soft and fluffy, but edgy and course. I took video and pictures and awaited it's arrival. Well it was a lot different, fierce winds and it was as if darkness had fallen when I knew it was still light outside. And the sound was like a sandblaster doing the house and everything around it. It went on for what seemed like hours and I even went outside in it once to keep the patio furniture from breaking the windows. And when I came in from outside I had sand in every place that was exposed- shower time! The rain came down and mud was plastered on all the windward surfaces, still the next day even. So the next day was a clean up day and it took awhile to sweep up all the sand and dirt left over from the evening before. Cool huh?
The top picture is one I took on July 6th and the bottom one I took the day before. So on July 5th this bottom dust storm came in and caught my attention as it moved across the landscape engulfing everything as it moved along. After it arrived it made everything dusty and the wind picked up and all in all it was a little exciting! The next evening started out much the same way as the Haboob approached and came in at almost the same direction and speed, but this second one was different! This Haboob had teeth! You can almost see the dirt and sand in the cloud and it's shape was not soft and fluffy, but edgy and course. I took video and pictures and awaited it's arrival. Well it was a lot different, fierce winds and it was as if darkness had fallen when I knew it was still light outside. And the sound was like a sandblaster doing the house and everything around it. It went on for what seemed like hours and I even went outside in it once to keep the patio furniture from breaking the windows. And when I came in from outside I had sand in every place that was exposed- shower time! The rain came down and mud was plastered on all the windward surfaces, still the next day even. So the next day was a clean up day and it took awhile to sweep up all the sand and dirt left over from the evening before. Cool huh?
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