Photos: Haboob!
A dust storm enveloped the Valley in a cloud of yellow-gray blowing dust Saturday evening. According to the Associated Press, it covered cities in the metropolitan Phoenix area such as Scottsdale, Gilbert, Mesa, Apache Junction, Santan Valley, Chandler, Casa Grande and downtown Phoenix. Spotters estimated it was around 2,000 feet tall, and there were also reports of 35 mph wind gusts in the area, and a report of a 50 mph gust at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
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Phoenix Dust Storm
A large dust storm, or haboob, sweeps across downtown Phoenix, Saturday afternoon, July 21, 2012. Dust storms are common across Arizona during the summer, and walls of dust more than a mile high can blanket an area in a matter of seconds, sometimes reducing visibility to zero. (AP Photo/Mark Evans)
Arizona Dust Storm
A plane takes off at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in front of a massive dust storm Saturday, July 21, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Phoenix Dust Storm
A large dust storm, or haboob, sweeps across downtown Phoenix, Saturday afternoon, July 21, 2012. Dust storms are common across Arizona during the summer, and walls of dust more than a mile high can blanket an area in a matter of seconds, sometimes reducing visibility to zero..(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Arizona Dust Storm
A massive dust storm moves into the metro area Saturday, July 21, 2012, in Phoenix.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Dust Storm -- Las Sendas
This photo was taken by someone in the Las Sendas community in east Mesa as the July 21 dust storm was rolling in.
Haboob -- Panorama
This panorama view of the July 21 dust storm was submitted by Jeff Reid of Mesa.
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AcmePowerwash posted at 8:36 am on Tue, Jul 24, 2012.
Great photos! Thanks for sharing! [thumbup]
Engaged Voter posted at 2:22 pm on Mon, Jul 23, 2012.
“Meteorologists in the Southwest have used the term for decades,” said Randy Cerveny, a climatologist at Arizona State University. “The media usually avoid it because they don’t think anyone will understand it.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/us/22haboob.html
pugglemom posted at 11:10 pm on Sat, Jul 21, 2012.
[smile] I agree. I've lived here 27 years and never heard the word "haboob" until last year. It's a dust storm. Take your haboob and put it where the sun don't shine.
Steve7 posted at 10:01 pm on Sat, Jul 21, 2012.
I think its time now to stop using the word "haboob" and just stick to the original "dust storm"