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have you ever experienced a haboob sandstorm?

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Arizona - up to 1 mile high - 5 miles wide at times
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Scribbles · 36-40, F Best Comment
I've been in a very minor sandstorm once while driving on a road. I pulled off to the side to wait it out. Worse then a blizzard.

I like the term haboob sandstorm. I wonder what haboob means-I'll have to Google it later. But a part of me likes to pretend it means that you're up to your boobs in sand. Lol
ronisme1 · 61-69, M
@Scribbles silly, it is a midwestern word for it I'm sure
Scribbles · 36-40, F
@ronisme1 very well could be, "haboob" sounds silly enough to come from the Midwest. Lol.

A quick google search claims it's a word for the infamous Sudanese dust storms and we adopted it for Arizona's also famous dust storms.