“We are pretty safe as long as we stay ahead of the storm,” Ferguson says.

#azwx #haboob #monsoon https://t.co/AXp13ek04A pic.twitter.com/0PJO50Ts0g, — Greg McCown (@Gregtucson) July 10, 2018, Holy mother of haboob Batman! Click image for full event loop. Now that I got a good haboob shot out of the way for the season I am now hoping for some awesome lightning shots… maybe starting tonight! The Associated Press contributed to this report. According the weather agency, Haboobs can be kilometres long and reach thousands of metres high. Jaw-dropping #HABOOB crippling traffic along I-8 in southwest Arizona now west of mile marker 90. We explain. They form ahead of large thunderstorms, which can produce 60+ mph winds.”. Dust storms: Walls of dust, including one spanning 200 miles and 8,000 feet tall, have become characteristic of Arizona's monsoon and its sandstorms. "Others have lost parts of their mobile, some of them have lost parts of the home so I'm just thankful it wasn't any worse than it was," Audrey Burklund, an elderly resident at the Cielo Grande mobile home park, told Arizona Family. Monsoon storms kick off a significant dust storm in Yuma, AZ Monday. Please be safe, stay inside when possible and NEVER drive through flooded washes! Want news on the go? • The ‘Season’ for dust storms in Pinal County is usually associated with the summer monsoons, but has been extending into the fall Project Background . Outflow winds from these storms raced to the south and west, colliding and causing continual invigoration of the storms. For the third consecutive day on Tuesday, the Phoenix area was swallowed by a massive wall of dust, turning daylight into darkness for more than hour, bringing high winds and thunderstorms to the metropolitan area. I was very discouraged. The Phoenix Fire department is currently responding to numerous weather related emergencies. . NWS warnings now use polygons (Waters 2018). From driving through it near Stanfield, to a gorgeous haboob approaching Vekol Road, then it was to Gila Bend and after that is when it really came to life and was a dream to chase all the way to Yuma.

Power was restored to almost all of the affected Buckeye residents by Monday afternoon before the second storm hit. I nearly lost my mind when the sun got low enough to light everything up with awesome pastel colors. By NWS Phoenix -- last updated 8 PM 14 July 2018. Since the haboob is moving at about 40-50mph it was easy to shoot it till it reached my spot then hop in the car and haul ass west to punch through the front of the wall and do it again.

The Arizona … It was stunning, awe-inspiring and humbling. #azwx pic.twitter.com/7aE3ut1GIQ, — Mike Olbinski (@MikeOlbinski) July 10, 2018, Ran up on the roof just in time to take a photo of leading edge of dust storm heading west from east Scottsdale. pic.twitter.com/Eb1aseZBU1. . Hooper said very dry conditions are often the clearest indicator that a dust storm is on the horizon, which is why many such storms blow through the Valley at the beginning of monsoon season. #azwx #StormHour pic.twitter.com/VQLo1Dr1Lg, — John Sirlin (@SirlinJohn) July 10, 2018, Absolutely incredible footage @jessewatsonphoto ・・・ Here is yesterday's monster Haboob that screamed across the southern Arizona desert!! Chased it from Eloy to almost Yuma. And Tina Wright and Kevin as well, great to run into eveveryone! "Winds themselves can do damage," Hopper said. “These haboobs are fairly common during Arizona’s monsoon season (June 15-September 30),” the photographer says. Dust storms form when dry air accumulates between the base of a cloud and the ground surface, said Larry Hopper, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service. Widespread thunderstorm activity occurred across Maricopa and Pinal Counties during the afternoon of Monday 9 July 2018. Ferguson, who has been shooting professionally for 20+ years and from helicopters for 6 years, says he captured the photo using his Google Pixel 2 smartphone. We asked where and then we looked on the radar to see a dust storm hitting the east side of Phoenix.

The potent outflow from the activity caused a considerable dust storm to develop in the open deserts. The National Weather Service said dust storms, also known as Haboobs, occur as a result of outflow winds from strong thunderstorms. This pronounced wall of dust traveled clear across the Sonoran Desert, a distance of roughly 200 miles. What causes those towering walls of dust that have become synonymous with the Phoenix area? The U.S. National Weather Service said the thick wall of dust reduced visibility to less than 400 metres. Hopper said dust will often accumulate in that region in the early afternoon before traveling to the Phoenix area at about 5 or 6 p.m. when the number of drivers on the streets and freeways spikes. This is what a news helicopter looks like next to a giant dust storm: “It is difficult to convey just how massive and threatening these walls of dust are compared to a relatively tiny helicopter unless you experience it firsthand,” Ferguson says. The stage was set for storms to develop over the higher terrain of Arizona and quickly move into the lower elevations. The storm packed winds over 80 km/h, ripping off the roof of at least one apartment building.

Watch this amazing time-lapse video of monsoon storms rolling into the Valley on Aug. 2, 2018, from the cameras on top of Phoenix City Hall. I kept expecting Will Smith to show up piloting an alien ship. Better yet was the fact that this wall of dust was so thick, NO traffic came from the east for at least an hour. It was an incredible sight at sunset and one I wont soon forget. Made for a long drive home but totally worth it. Your Arizona Desert Dust Storm stock images are ready. The thing was cooking and it took me all the way to Yuma before I called it quits and drove the 4 hours back home. Once I reached Gila Bend, there was already a ton of rain and about 5% visibility driving through all the dust and I had 20 mins before the sunset and still no sign of any clearing. Photos and video show the slow moving wall of dust, engulfing landscape as it crosses portions of the state.

Given the degree of instability and strong winds to move the storms, damaging winds and heavy rain were very likely. Multiple locations were found. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. While a dust storm looks scary and destructive as it starts to move through the Phoenix area, Hopper said it is often the 60 to 70 mph winds that accompany the storms that create dangerous weather conditions. “An intense sandstorm or dust storm with sand and/or dust often lofted to heights as high as 1500 m (~5000 ft), resulting in a “wall of dust” along the . To thick to drive back through it. Have to say, it wasn't the greatest feeling since we were way too far away to get to it.