Phoenix Dust Storm

ajk23az

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Wow, so last night, I had to run to the bank and I stepped outside and saw this HUGE wall of dust coming my direction...
http://i58.***BLOCKED***/albums/g273/air0208/IMAG0111.jpg

Got to the bank, about 3-4 minutes away and this is where it was...

http://i58.***BLOCKED***/albums/g273/air0208/IMAG0112.jpg

Deposited some cash, took about 2-3 minutes, and it was like this outside...

http://i58.***BLOCKED***/albums/g273/air0208/IMAG0113.jpg

Here was my car in the morning.

http://i58.***BLOCKED***/albums/g273/air0208/IMAG0114.jpg

I guess this storm was 60 miles wide and traveling up to 30 mph, here is a link to another slideshow.

http://www.azcentral.com/photo/Community/PhoenixCentral/19441#phototop
 

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That looks pretty crazy.

So did you see the face of Imhotep in the dust?
 

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BrAinPaiNt;3986394 said:
That looks pretty crazy.

So did you see the face of Imhotep in the dust?

No, it was more like this for me..

[youtube]iZ0a2nAoIJY[/youtube]
 

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That fits as well.

Really crazy stuff. But had to be an awesome site to see.
 

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Doomsday101;3986413 said:
Great I'll be flying into Phoenix this weekend.

Save yourself some money and get a hand glider.:p: ;)
 

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Doomsday101;3986413 said:
Great I'll be flying into Phoenix this weekend.

This was the worst dust storm that I have ever seen. I've lived here since 2006.

A couple of my friends, who have lived here their whole lives also said this is the worst one they have seen. We could BARELY make out the houses across the street.
 

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ajk23az;3986425 said:
This was the worst dust storm that I have ever seen. I've lived here since 2006.

A couple of my friends, who have lived here their whole lives also said this is the worst one they have seen. We could BARELY make out the houses across the street.

Maybe you and your friends should do something to clean up the city or area...that storm would not have been as bad if you guys did not let the place get so dirty in the first place. ;) :p:
 

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ajk23az;3986425 said:
This was the worst dust storm that I have ever seen. I've lived here since 2006.

A couple of my friends, who have lived here their whole lives also said this is the worst one they have seen. We could BARELY make out the houses across the street.

and how are conditions today?
 

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Two days ago we had one here in Tucson. The street lights came on at 4:30 in the afternoon it got so dark.
 

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ajk23az;3986505 said:
It's a little hazy and dirty outside but nothing that bad.

Good to hear, I have a pretty long drive to Sedona but looking forward to it.
 

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Item #47 on the list of why living in Lubbock sucks. Dust storms.

Item #9 on the list of why living in Lubbock is great, dust storms leave tell-tale red sand trails of any potential air leaks around windows and doors.
 

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I just found this trending on youtube....

[youtube]8W4Cx44XKZ4[/youtube]
 

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The pictures and video are amazing. Is it a fairly common occurrence in those areas? (obviously not that size)
 

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Fun, reminds me of one time getting out of Houston at night in one of the worst fogs I had ever seen, driving virtually blind.

[youtube]8vQMuwRjI6s[/youtube]
 

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CowboyDan;3987151 said:
The pictures and video are amazing. Is it a fairly common occurrence in those areas? (obviously not that size)

Last one I remember was last year. So not THAT often but once or twice a year.
 
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