We had an haboob....
Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2025 1:21 am
This one was a dandy. I believe this may have been the biggest dust storm I ever saw. We literally couldn't see across the road. The weatherbabes say we got a 67 mph gust of wind here. We got dust, then it rained mud, then it rained water. Came down really hard for about 20 minutes or so. The local TV stations suspended normal programming to blab drop by drop on the rain. Drivers apparently behaved themselves, since they had no reports of serious traffic incidents. I'm glad we weren't out in it. I was listening to the radio when they said the dust was coming from the southwest. The weatherbabes said the dust was up to 10,000 feet. Local airports suspended landings and takeoffs during the storm. I see it's trying to rain again. They say we got .67 inches during our storm. Less than 3/4", but that is a lot of rain in the desert.....