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Massive Haboob hits Phoenix

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towering wall of dust rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday with storms that left thousands of people without power and temporarily grounded flights at the city airport.

Motorists hurried home through strong winds and rain as the dust storm, commonly referred to as a haboob, approached. Haboobs are associated with collapsing thunderstorms and strong winds and can make driving on roads nearly impossible.

Bernae Boykin Hitesman was driving her son and daughter, ages 9 and 11, home from school Monday afternoon in Arizona City, about 59 miles (95 kilometers) southeast of Phoenix, when she had to quickly pull over as the dust storm engulfed her car.

“I couldn’t see my hand in front of my face if I put my hand outside,” she said. “It was that bad.”

Boykin Hitesman said she could taste the dust and feel the strong wind rattling her car until it finally passed about 15 minutes later.
 
Wow! We've been watching In the Eye of the Storm on Discovery and it is intense. There was an episode where a dust cloud was pushed in front of a tornado. The weather these days is crazy.
 
Experienced a few of those in Iraq and Afghanistan...fun times.
 
gman said:
I experienced one of those when I was in El Paso in 69’. They’re no joke, scarier than hell.
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Mother Nature likes to occasionally remind us how truly big, sublimely awesome, and powerful she really is. It's just that she's trying to be nice to us most of the time.
 
How is this news? That happens all the time.

Brack said:
It was so dusty right after that dust storm hit. Luckily, the power didn't go out here.
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Southern Pinal County got hammered.
 
That is a truly amazing photo!
 
Seems like breathing in that would be rough. Of course, wildfire smoke is no picnic, either.
 
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