Arizona Dust Storm July 2011, Chandler and Phoenix Arizona Haboob

Driving in the 5th July 2011 Dust Storm of Arizona. News said it was around 50 miles wide, mile tall and moving around 55mph west/northwest. Turned day into night quick.

Media: you're allowed to use the video - please attribute to Chuck Reynolds with a link to http://upchuck.us/arizona-dust-storm-july-2011/

Video via iPhone 3GS

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• dust storm
• monsoon
• haboob
• arizona
• az cloud front
• weather
• july
• environment

[doctender77]

Is this a normal thing in Arizona? Never seen one before this

[rynoweb]

@doctender77 we get these every summer in monsoon season but never this big of one - local media guys that grew up here haven't ever seen one this big. Made international news :)

[doctender77]

@rynoweb Thanks. I didn't think they were normal but the guy in the video kept calling "an Arizona dust storm" like it happens all the time.

[rynoweb]

@doctender77 that would be me lol... at the time I didn't know it was the largest one we'd ever had but yeah dust storms are very normal here... get a few each summer.

[n33oh]

Dude, you should mount your phone on your windshield so you can video record more safely. Cool video tho! :)

[rynoweb]

@n33oh well ideally i'd have my gopro or something but wasn't in my car initially and didn't know that thing was comin lol. thx

[SentientShadows]

Best vid of the dust storm posted. Could be an intro for a cheesy B flick horror movie. The alien lizards are going to get ya.

[juanlarronde]

Well, media don't read your notice. They just put video courtesy of user rynoweb. They are too dumb to read or to understand conditions, right?

[piloty5]

If your driving a turbo vehicle, what do you do to preserve the turbos?

[Spenze007]

@rynoweb sorry to ask, but how big are they usually?

[madilvgreenday]

I'm from Mesa and I remember all the dust storms, i definitely missed a big one haha

[TheShadowMarkrules]

Haboos are awesome but scary because it turns dark like an evil horror scene and it sure hurts if you walk in it

[AmandaMarie1123]

Ryno, glad you said something about driving in worse conditions while traveling through the Mid-West. I live on the WI/IL border and recent rain storms produced ZERO visibility a couple times these past few weeks. And when it comes to winter, I've experienced 'white' out conditions! While this is bad (!!) and I would probably be one of those putting on the hazards, it really can't be compared to our winters or storms, which I'm sure you know! AWESOME video though!!

[Spitfirerulzyou]

lol I was in that shit. I didn't even know it was going on till I walked outside my work. Didn't know wtf was going on, thought it was WW3 or something. Then one of my coworkers walked out for a smoke break in the MIDDLE of it, and was like "Oh hey, it's just a dust storm.". I'm from Florida, so all this desert shit is weird to me. I'm use to Hurricanes. Not this dust shit.

[xXSAVI0RSOULXx]

I hear rihanna in the backround