Showing posts with label Dust storm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dust storm. Show all posts

Monday, July 11, 2011

The Phoenix Haboob

Just in case you were wondering what a Haboob is. 
Here it is.
July 5, 2011 we had our first big "Haboob" of the year.  It is a desert term for "dust storm".  One would think that these only happen in the Sahara Desert.
Now you know it happens in Phoenix.

Friday, July 8, 2011

A Mud Storm

Victoria informed me that the storm we had the other night was a Mud Storm...not a Dust Storm or a Rain Storm!  Noooo.....it was a Mud Storm and this is the proof!


Only in AZ can you have a Dust Storm as thick as fog and rain at the same time.
It makes the dirtiest mess.  Everything is coated with dust.  The streets, the side walks.  Everyones car...except our neighbor who doesn't have anything better than to wash his car every single morning!  No kidding.  Usually your vehicle looks out of place if it is the only one that looks like you went mud womping on the way to the grocery store.  But our neighbors car looked out of place being the only polished vehicle in a 20 mile radius.

And don't bother washing it because there is more to come.  They even closed the airport due to NO visibility.  Living in the desert is definately interesting.