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Arizona

Kali

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6. been called duststorms all my life and I grew up in the area. and I am old.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 4, 2022, 06:36 PM

Sep 2022

monsoons were always called summer storms too.

I think people do call them haboobs more now - someone gave me a bumper sticker that says Arizona girls have big haboobs.

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An acquaintance captured this dust storm traveling from Phoenix to Tucson [View all] Ptah Sep 2022 OP

O. M. G. !!! calimary Sep 2022 #1

My sister-in-law in Tucson sent a picture similar to the top one yesterday. rsdsharp Sep 2022 #2

Wow, what a photo! Tumbulu Sep 2022 #3

Technical name for that Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 #4

been called duststorms all my life and I grew up in the area. and I am old. Kali Sep 2022 #6

I've heard monsoon since I moved here in the 70s AZSkiffyGeek Sep 2022 #10

Grew up in Scotts. myself. Went to U of A and have been in my share of storms Bristlecone Sep 2022 #13

Like you, grew up in Scottsdale. ChazII Sep 2022 #20

Technical name for that is "nitpick" Ptah Sep 2022 #19

great shot! Kali Sep 2022 #5

Did he get to meet The Mummy? Kablooie Sep 2022 #7

The Mummy is about 50 miles past Tucson. Ptah Sep 2022 #8

wow AllaN01Bear Sep 2022 #9

Captured a PHOTO of the dust storm. SergeStorms Sep 2022 #11

Ok, you are correct. Ptah Sep 2022 #12

Sorry about that. SergeStorms Sep 2022 #14

A complete sentence would be "I am sorry about that." Ptah Sep 2022 #16

👍 SergeStorms Sep 2022 #17

well, if he rolled his window down, he may have captured some of it. Kali Sep 2022 #15

Impressive. murielm99 Sep 2022 #18