for those of you who havenot livied out west in a valley which vegas is,we are having a dust storm. this is only my 2nd one. the wind starts to blow out of the mts and you can see the sky get dark at the top of the mts and creep towards you and the wind picks up each min. till it gets to you and its a hot dry wind that blows circular like,well its here had to come in it blows between 45-55 had one gust of 68 its wild shit goes up into the air like trash or anything the wind can lift had to come in it hard on the eyes and sand doesnot feel the greats at that speed,its looks like dusk it is so dark,they last anywhere from 5mins up to 30 this has been about 10 and cant see the end.
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- Thread starter fletcher
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We have them occasionally here in NW Phoenix Eric. Last really bad one hit while I was coming home from work. I had to put my headlights on and had to slow down so as not to drive off the road. And the wind was blowing about 50 miles an hour. Really scary. That was the worst one that I have seen here.
I have also seen them in west Texas. Amarillo is notorious for them.
The Phoenix area gets quite a few dust storms this time of year. And "storm" is the correct description. High wind, lightening, lots of dust and usually just a scant bit of rain drops. Just enough to splatter the car and make it look like chit.
Kathy wears contacts. I don't. When it blows it really gives her fits!
AzRusty
We have them occasionally here in NW Phoenix Eric. Last really bad one hit while I was coming home from work. I had to put my headlights on and had to slow down so as not to drive off the road. And the wind was blowing about 50 miles an hour. Really scary. That was the worst one that I have seen here.
I have also seen them in west Texas. Amarillo is notorious for them.
The Phoenix area gets quite a few dust storms this time of year. And "storm" is the correct description. High wind, lightening, lots of dust and usually just a scant bit of rain drops. Just enough to splatter the car and make it look like chit.
Kathy wears contacts. I don't. When it blows it really gives her fits!
AzRusty
the lightening was like back in fl,i never saw one like this,it lasted about 45 mins,you would think it was a hurricane,been through 2 of those,you don't see this shit back east,thought it was the end of the world.
never been in a dust storm, but have had tornados go over several time and have also been bombarded by softball sized hail for a solid 5 minutes. I don't like any of this severe weather!
fletcher
Aren't they called "brown-outs"? You're sure right about the lightening in Florida. Never seen anything like it. It's almost terrifying!!! There's absolutely no where to go as there aren't any basements. Lots of prayers must be made during those Florida lightening storms.
Aren't they called "brown-outs"? You're sure right about the lightening in Florida. Never seen anything like it. It's almost terrifying!!! There's absolutely no where to go as there aren't any basements. Lots of prayers must be made during those Florida lightening storms.
