“The Haboob”

Haboobs are a dust storm driven by the strong winds at the forefront of weather fronts and thunderstorms. Those powerful winds pick up dust in arid and semi-arid landscapes, creating billowing, turbulent clouds that appear downright apocalyptic.

This particular haboob formed in Arizona in August 2025 and was caught in timelapse by photographer and storm chaser Mike Olbinski. The visuals–as always–are incredible. Definitely watch to the very end, as the haboob advances on the runway at Sky Harbor Airport. The tension is palpable as you watch flights line up and try to make it off the ground before the haboob swallows them. (Video and image credit: M. Olbinski)

Haboob (Storm 🌪️)

A haboob is an intense dust storm generated by strong winds from weather fronts or the downdrafts of thunderstorms. These storms occur in arid and semi-arid regions worldwide, including the Middle East, North Africa, Australia, and North America, and have also been observed on Mars and Titan. A haboob typically forms when cold air from a thunderstorm rushes downward, cau...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haboob

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Hmm, Phoenix haboob again?

https://m.ai6yr.org/@easwatch/115272262329445380

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Dust storm (haboob) reports for AZ and NM.

33 SSW Duncan [Cochise Co, AZ] Trained Spotter reports Dust Storm at 2:52 PM MST -- Visibility about 1000 feet in dust at San Simon.
Aug 31 2025 at 5:58 pm EDT
https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/?by=wfo&wfo=TWC&sts=202508312152&ets=202508312152&settings=1110100

8 ENE Road Forks [Hidalgo Co, NM] Mesonet reports Dust Storm at 3:45 PM MDT -- Haboob reducing visibility of 1/8 mi. along I-10 between MM7 and MM12. Visibility of 1/4 mi. widespread from Lordsburg to AZ state line.
Aug 31 2025 at 5:52 pm EDT #weather #duststorm #haboob #AZwx #NMwx
https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/lsr/?by=wfo&wfo=EPZ&sts=202508312145&ets=202508312145&settings=1110100

Arizona’da 55 bin kişi elektriksiz kaldı... Toz fırtınası hayatı felç etti!:  ABD'nin Arizona eyaletinde yüzlerce metreye ulaşan toz fırtınası nedeniyle 55 bin kişi elektriksiz kaldı.

BİR SÜRE DAHA ETKİLİ OLACAK!

ABD'nin Arizona eyaletinin Phoenix kentinde yüzlerce metreye ulaşan ’Haboob’ adlı toz fırtınası elektrik kesintisine ve uçuş iptallerine neden oldu. Kentte yaklaşık 55 bin… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/arizona-da-55-bin-kisi-elektriksiz-kaldi...-toz-firtinasi-hayati-felc-etti-252263.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #Arizona #Haboob #Tozfırtınası #ElektrikKesintisi #Phoenix

#Haboob olarak bilinen devasa bir toz fırtınası, Arizona'nın #Phoenix şehrini ve çevresini etkisi altına aldı

Akşam saatlerinde şehre yaklaşan #toz duvarı, gökyüzünü kaplayarak gündüzü adeta geceye çevirdi ve ardından şiddetli #yağmur ve şimşekler getirdi #SonDakika #ABD

https://cevrehatti.com/360/devasa-toz-firtinasi-haboob-phoenixi-karanliga-gomdu/

A haboob in Arizona..."Phoenix skyline vanishes as monstrous haboob gulfs city."

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8HWlLopPzW4&si=UQhPKGIT11Ll7Jtd

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Towering wall of dust rolls through metro #Phoenix, leaving thousands without power

By ROSS FRANKLIN and HALLIE GOLDEN
Updated 4:09 AM EDT, August 26, 2025

PHOENIX (AP) — "A powerful storm kicked up a towering wall of dust that rolled through metro Phoenix on Monday, darkening the sky, blinding drivers, knocking out power and grounding flights at one of the nation’s busiest airports."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/arizona-dust-storm-haboob-ca6e25fe03c724f298e3f1e3a736fdd9

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