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RE: Photographs of a Sandstorm as it Approaches
Living in Arizona, I've seen this more than a few times. There's a certain magnificence to them.
Living in Arizona, I've seen this more than a few times. There's a certain magnificence to them.
Hmm, the Catalinas must block them. Or maybe, since I have only lived in AZ for two years, there hasn't been one.
You're in Tucson?
They almost invariably come from the south during monsoon season. They started calling them haboobs somewhere along the line, though it's a new name to me. We've always just called them dust storms. :) They can be particularly intense along I-10 west and south of Phoenix and east of Tucson. It's aggravated by farmers who leave their fields without cover crops.
Here's one from just a week ago, from Sky Harbor. Once they turn for takeoff, unless you just like to watch, skip to 8:00 and you'll see it from the air.
I know they closed down the I-10 a few times recently because of the sandstorms. None have been in Tucson in the 2 years I have lived there. The haboob name is new to me as well.
The video was pretty cool, I liked to see it from the air like that.