LibertyLover says:

Looks like something out of a SF movie.

Mr Windows says:

Drove through it yesterday on the way home to Maricopa. It was…interesting. Far more intense than the haboob we had three or four years ago. 85 mph winds recorded at on point.

Buzz Mega says:

Did anybody survive?

msbpodcast says:

Put me in mind of some dust storms in Australia.

This is sandblasting grit.

Given enough time and wind, it will take your car down to the metal and frost your windows unless you’ve got an indoor garage.

Olo Baggins of Bywater says:

It’s a dry dust.

B. Dog says:

Nice video. If I had a truckload of air filters, I know where I’d sell them — Phoenix.

admfubar says:

#7 an indoor garage? as opposed to an outdoor one?
i’ll take living in the great lakes region over other parts of the country. we have so little extreme weather or natural disasters. and we have 1/5 of the worlds fresh waters supply… >:D

Floyd says:

Admfubar:

I used to live in Michigan City IN.

Weatherwise, you’re forgetting about things like the Great Lakes in the winter (The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald), various other maritime disasters, and the admittedly rare waterspout or small tornado.

There is the three week period in southern Lake Michigan when the lake is actually warm enough (I’ll guess 40 degrees F) for people to briefly go swimming in the lake.

I can also tell you about briefly (that word again) swimming in Lake Superior during a backpacking trip to Isle Royale. Beautiful trip, but Superior is even colder than the rest of the Great Lakes.

Floyd says:

Olo, I can remember days like you’re describing. Still, there are lots of lakes in that area, and a lot of Chicagoans on the weekends.

The only things I really miss about that area are Red Haven peaches, and beers at Redamak’s. A hobbit would like Redamak’s…

UncDon says:

“Opposite” SF story would be great. Dust storm comes, and when it settles, a complete city has been deposited.