[originalbuckeye]

Really? They are saying it was 50 miles wide and 5-10,000 feet high. Hadn’t experienced one quite like this.

[JimSEA]

I can recall something like that catching me in Marana in the late 1970’s. Not that common for anything that large but every several years when I was working in San Manuel and growing up in Superior a big dust/sand storm would accompany the beginning of the monsoon season. Never heard them called haboobs though.

[I see my hands]

I've never compared stats but the storm yesterday looked behaved, as far I could tell, same as always. First time one made it to my far north valley home, though. Had to hose the saltillo on the porch clean!

[I see my hands]

They, in the news, have hyped yesterday's storm, that's for sure. Both my bro and sis (back in Buckeye Land) wrote today asking me about it. I'm thinking it's another attempt to convince everyone that the climate has gone kablooie.