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I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I'm more than a little surprised to see references to monsoons in your
area. I always associate monsoons with southeast Asia and have actually spoken to people from there that describe literally months of the
heaviest rain you can imagine each year. That doesn't sound like Phoenix
to me!
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
On 8/26/2025 9:27 AM, Rhino wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-
rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the
"correct" name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I'm more than a little surprised to see references to monsoons in your
area. I always associate monsoons with southeast Asia and have
actually spoken to people from there that describe literally months of
the heaviest rain you can imagine each year. That doesn't sound like
Phoenix to me!
When conditions are right, AZ gets loads of rain at once.
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct"
name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
This isn't anim's first haboob. I remember him mentioning being through one before. I just thought he was watching a movie starring the Daddario.
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct"
name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct"
name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
This isn't anim's first haboob. I remember him mentioning being through one before. I just thought he was watching a movie starring the Daddario.
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct"
name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
On 2025-08-26 12:36 PM, suzeeq wrote:
On 8/26/2025 9:27 AM, Rhino wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-
rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the
"correct" name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I'm more than a little surprised to see references to monsoons in your
area. I always associate monsoons with southeast Asia and have
actually spoken to people from there that describe literally months of
the heaviest rain you can imagine each year. That doesn't sound like
Phoenix to me!
When conditions are right, AZ gets loads of rain at once.
How long does this rain last? Asians monsoons last *weeks* and even
MONTHS depending on where they are. (I know a guy from Malaysia who says >they get 5 months of monsoon each year. I'm not clear if that's 5 months
of non-stop rain back to back or 5 months in bursts spread throughout
the year.) I'm certain Phoenix doesn't get that much rain!
On 2025-08-26 12:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> >> wrote:Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the "white out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well off the road immediately when you encounter one.
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" >>> name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near
Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed >> my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and >> waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but >> alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
On Aug 26, 2025 at 11:24:20 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> >wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the "white
wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" >>>> name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near
Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed
my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and
waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but >>> alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well off the
road immediately when you encounter one.
I went through one of those this past January when I drove back to L.A. from >Texas. We went up through Colorado to visit some friends of the girlfriend in >Grand Junction, which meant we had to cross over the Monarch Pass through the >Rockies. At 11,300 feet, the wind blowing the snow was so intense, I couldn't >see more than a foot or two ahead and the road was twisting and turning >through switchbacks with sheer drops on one side and nowhere to pull over. And >I was in low gear to let the engine do the braking so I wouldn't burn out my >brakes coming down the other side. Pretty intense 45 minutes.
On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:09:58 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 11:24:20 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> >> wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the "white >>> out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well off the >>> road immediately when you encounter one.
wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay: >>>>>
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" >>>>> name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near >>>> Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed
my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and
waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but
alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
I went through one of those this past January when I drove back to L.A. from >> Texas. We went up through Colorado to visit some friends of the girlfriend in
Grand Junction, which meant we had to cross over the Monarch Pass through the
Rockies. At 11,300 feet, the wind blowing the snow was so intense, I couldn't
see more than a foot or two ahead and the road was twisting and turning
through switchbacks with sheer drops on one side and nowhere to pull over. >> And
I was in low gear to let the engine do the braking so I wouldn't burn out my >> brakes coming down the other side. Pretty intense 45 minutes.
I can't imagine going into something like that with perfect weather,
let alone with blowing snow. It's bad enough to have sheer drops on
one side, but both? Ack!
Closest I came to something like you describe was when I was just
about to enter the twisting path of the mountains just north of
Atlanta. I could see the twisting road ahead just as sun was coming
down. What I didn't know was that in January the cloud cover comes in
at night fall. So I could see it moving in and knew I would be driving
into it with those sheer drops off to one side. Needless to since I
was just driving for fun I turned around and went the other way.
At 11300 feet you can expect it. I still remember the white
out/blizzard we had here in Atlanta back in 1994. It was amazing to
see but not fun to be out in. Luckily they shut down most of the roads
so very few people were out in it like me. Though I was just walking
in to work since it was only about a mile away. The wind was whipping
the snow so hard it felt like needles on my face. I could see about
10-15 feet in front of me. Can't imagine what it's like in places
where that is a common occurrence.
On Aug 26, 2025 at 12:26:38 PM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:09:58 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 11:24:20 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay: >>>>>>
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct"
name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near >>>>> Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed
my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and
waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but
alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the "white >>>> out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well off the >>>> road immediately when you encounter one.
I went through one of those this past January when I drove back to L.A. from
Texas. We went up through Colorado to visit some friends of the girlfriend in
Grand Junction, which meant we had to cross over the Monarch Pass through the
Rockies. At 11,300 feet, the wind blowing the snow was so intense, I couldn't
see more than a foot or two ahead and the road was twisting and turning
through switchbacks with sheer drops on one side and nowhere to pull over. >>> And
I was in low gear to let the engine do the braking so I wouldn't burn out my
brakes coming down the other side. Pretty intense 45 minutes.
I can't imagine going into something like that with perfect weather,
let alone with blowing snow. It's bad enough to have sheer drops on
one side, but both? Ack!
Closest I came to something like you describe was when I was just
about to enter the twisting path of the mountains just north of
Atlanta. I could see the twisting road ahead just as sun was coming
down. What I didn't know was that in January the cloud cover comes in
at night fall. So I could see it moving in and knew I would be driving
into it with those sheer drops off to one side. Needless to since I
was just driving for fun I turned around and went the other way.
At 11300 feet you can expect it. I still remember the white
out/blizzard we had here in Atlanta back in 1994. It was amazing to
see but not fun to be out in. Luckily they shut down most of the roads
so very few people were out in it like me. Though I was just walking
in to work since it was only about a mile away. The wind was whipping
the snow so hard it felt like needles on my face. I could see about
10-15 feet in front of me. Can't imagine what it's like in places
where that is a common occurrence.
In Antarctica, they tie ropes between the buildings at the research stations and you have to clip onto them when crossing from one to the other because the
whiteouts there are so complete, you can get lost mere steps away from your destination and never be seen again.
On Aug 26, 2025 at 11:24:20 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the "white
wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" >>>> name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near >>> Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed
my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and
waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but >>> alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well off the
road immediately when you encounter one.
I went through one of those this past January when I drove back to L.A. fromI Texas. We went up through Colorado to visit some friends of the girlfriend in Grand Junction, which meant we had to cross over the Monarch Pass through the Rockies. At 11,300 feet, the wind blowing the snow was so intense, I couldn't see more than a foot or two ahead and the road was twisting and turning through switchbacks with sheer drops on one side and nowhere to pull over. And
I was in low gear to let the engine do the braking so I wouldn't burn out my brakes coming down the other side. Pretty intense 45 minutes.
On Aug 26, 2025 at 12:26:38 PM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:09:58 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 11:24:20 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the "white >>>> out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well off the >>>> road immediately when you encounter one.
wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay: >>>>>>
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct"
name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near >>>>> Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed
my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and
waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but
alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
I went through one of those this past January when I drove back to L.A. from
Texas. We went up through Colorado to visit some friends of the girlfriend in
Grand Junction, which meant we had to cross over the Monarch Pass through the
Rockies. At 11,300 feet, the wind blowing the snow was so intense, I couldn't
see more than a foot or two ahead and the road was twisting and turning
through switchbacks with sheer drops on one side and nowhere to pull over. >>> And
I was in low gear to let the engine do the braking so I wouldn't burn out my
brakes coming down the other side. Pretty intense 45 minutes.
I can't imagine going into something like that with perfect weather,
let alone with blowing snow. It's bad enough to have sheer drops on
one side, but both? Ack!
Closest I came to something like you describe was when I was just
about to enter the twisting path of the mountains just north of
Atlanta. I could see the twisting road ahead just as sun was coming
down. What I didn't know was that in January the cloud cover comes in
at night fall. So I could see it moving in and knew I would be driving
into it with those sheer drops off to one side. Needless to since I
was just driving for fun I turned around and went the other way.
At 11300 feet you can expect it. I still remember the white
out/blizzard we had here in Atlanta back in 1994. It was amazing to
see but not fun to be out in. Luckily they shut down most of the roads
so very few people were out in it like me. Though I was just walking
in to work since it was only about a mile away. The wind was whipping
the snow so hard it felt like needles on my face. I could see about
10-15 feet in front of me. Can't imagine what it's like in places
where that is a common occurrence.
In Antarctica, they tie ropes between the buildings at the research stations and you have to clip onto them when crossing from one to the other because the
whiteouts there are so complete, you can get lost mere steps away from your destination and never be seen again.
On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:09:58 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 11:24:20 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> >> wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the "white >>> out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well off the >>> road immediately when you encounter one.
wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay: >>>>>
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" >>>>> name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near >>>> Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed
my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and
waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but
alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
I went through one of those this past January when I drove back to L.A. from >> Texas. We went up through Colorado to visit some friends of the girlfriend in
Grand Junction, which meant we had to cross over the Monarch Pass through the
Rockies. At 11,300 feet, the wind blowing the snow was so intense, I couldn't
see more than a foot or two ahead and the road was twisting and turning
through switchbacks with sheer drops on one side and nowhere to pull over. And
I was in low gear to let the engine do the braking so I wouldn't burn out my >> brakes coming down the other side. Pretty intense 45 minutes.
I can't imagine going into something like that with perfect weather,
let alone with blowing snow. It's bad enough to have sheer drops on
one side, but both? Ack!
Closest I came to something like you describe was when I was just
about to enter the twisting path of the mountains just north of
Atlanta. I could see the twisting road ahead just as sun was coming
down. What I didn't know was that in January the cloud cover comes in
at night fall. So I could see it moving in and knew I would be driving
into it with those sheer drops off to one side. Needless to since I
was just driving for fun I turned around and went the other way.
At 11300 feet you can expect it. I still remember the white
out/blizzard we had here in Atlanta back in 1994. It was amazing to
see but not fun to be out in. Luckily they shut down most of the roads
so very few people were out in it like me. Though I was just walking
in to work since it was only about a mile away. The wind was whipping
the snow so hard it felt like needles on my face. I could see about
10-15 feet in front of me. Can't imagine what it's like in places
where that is a common occurrence.
On 8/26/25 9:43 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino"
<no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-
rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct"
name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near
Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and
engulfed my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely
see, and
waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but
alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
That actually brings up a really good question - What ever happened to Arnold Vosloo?! I haven't seem him in years - at least a decade or more...
On Aug 26, 2025 at 12:26:38 PM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> >wrote:
On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:09:58 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 11:24:20 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the "white >>>> out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well off the >>>> road immediately when you encounter one.
wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay: >>>>>>
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct"
name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near >>>>> Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed
my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and
waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but
alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
I went through one of those this past January when I drove back to L.A. from
Texas. We went up through Colorado to visit some friends of the girlfriend in
Grand Junction, which meant we had to cross over the Monarch Pass through the
Rockies. At 11,300 feet, the wind blowing the snow was so intense, I couldn't
see more than a foot or two ahead and the road was twisting and turning
through switchbacks with sheer drops on one side and nowhere to pull over. >>> And
I was in low gear to let the engine do the braking so I wouldn't burn out my
brakes coming down the other side. Pretty intense 45 minutes.
I can't imagine going into something like that with perfect weather,
let alone with blowing snow. It's bad enough to have sheer drops on
one side, but both? Ack!
Closest I came to something like you describe was when I was just
about to enter the twisting path of the mountains just north of
Atlanta. I could see the twisting road ahead just as sun was coming
down. What I didn't know was that in January the cloud cover comes in
at night fall. So I could see it moving in and knew I would be driving
into it with those sheer drops off to one side. Needless to since I
was just driving for fun I turned around and went the other way.
At 11300 feet you can expect it. I still remember the white
out/blizzard we had here in Atlanta back in 1994. It was amazing to
see but not fun to be out in. Luckily they shut down most of the roads
so very few people were out in it like me. Though I was just walking
in to work since it was only about a mile away. The wind was whipping
the snow so hard it felt like needles on my face. I could see about
10-15 feet in front of me. Can't imagine what it's like in places
where that is a common occurrence.
In Antarctica, they tie ropes between the buildings at the research stations >and you have to clip onto them when crossing from one to the other because the >whiteouts there are so complete, you can get lost mere steps away from your >destination and never be seen again.
On 2025-08-26 3:26 PM, shawn wrote:
On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:09:58 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 11:24:20 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the "white >>>> out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well off the >>>> road immediately when you encounter one.
wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay: >>>>>>
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct"
name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near >>>>> Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed
my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and
waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but
alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
I went through one of those this past January when I drove back to L.A. from
Texas. We went up through Colorado to visit some friends of the girlfriend in
Grand Junction, which meant we had to cross over the Monarch Pass through the
Rockies. At 11,300 feet, the wind blowing the snow was so intense, I couldn't
see more than a foot or two ahead and the road was twisting and turning
through switchbacks with sheer drops on one side and nowhere to pull over. And
I was in low gear to let the engine do the braking so I wouldn't burn out my
brakes coming down the other side. Pretty intense 45 minutes.
I can't imagine going into something like that with perfect weather,
let alone with blowing snow. It's bad enough to have sheer drops on
one side, but both? Ack!
Closest I came to something like you describe was when I was just
about to enter the twisting path of the mountains just north of
Atlanta. I could see the twisting road ahead just as sun was coming
down. What I didn't know was that in January the cloud cover comes in
at night fall. So I could see it moving in and knew I would be driving
into it with those sheer drops off to one side. Needless to since I
was just driving for fun I turned around and went the other way.
At 11300 feet you can expect it. I still remember the white
out/blizzard we had here in Atlanta back in 1994. It was amazing to
see but not fun to be out in. Luckily they shut down most of the roads
so very few people were out in it like me. Though I was just walking
in to work since it was only about a mile away. The wind was whipping
the snow so hard it felt like needles on my face. I could see about
10-15 feet in front of me. Can't imagine what it's like in places
where that is a common occurrence.
Snow is actually kinda pretty at times, especially the first proper
snowfall - as opposed to flurries - of the year. But it gets REALLY
tedious when you have to shovel it or drive in it. I've certainly been >caught in some bad storms over the years. But the weather is very >inconsistent. I can remember winters that started in mid-October - I'm >talking about snow that didn't finally melt away until spring - and I
can remember winters where we didn't get the first snow until almost the
end of January. Two winters ago, we had a really mild winter that barely >qualified as winter; the only "snow day" we had was actually in April
when all the snow was gone but we had to do it because there was a near >total eclipse at exactly the time we were taking kids home and there
were concerns that some would look at it and blind themselves. This past >winter was somewhat erratic but we had one very severe snowstorm and
some lesser ones and it seemed to take forever - late May - for spring
to start.
I imagine it will be many years between snowfalls for people in Atlanta:Cars and people.
I have to admit to some envy over that. But you learn to deal with snow
if you live in a place that has it and can minimize the problems. I
think it's got to be a lot harder for you since you won't have any snow >ploughs, snow tires, or any experience at how to drive on snow or ice.
I've seen footage of how people in places that never or rarely see snow
find their cars sliding uncontrollably down hills....
Mind you, we get some of that even here. I lived in Toronto for 8 years--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
and every time we had the first snow fall of the year, however minor it
was, traffic slowed to a crawl. I'd never seen that anywhere else I'd
lived in Ontario and was initially baffled. Then I realized that it must
be because of the recent immigrants. At the time, we were getting about >300,000 immigrants a year and most were coming from hot climates like
Hong Kong that never saw snow. Then it all made sense. Just picture >thousands of new arrivals from tropical locales seeing snow for the
first time and realizing they have no idea how to drive on it. They were >obviously slowing down dramatically because they didn't know what they
were dealing with and exercising sensible caution. The next snowfall
would see traffic return to normalcy. I assume that's because the new >arrivals had gotten their "snow legs" and were no longer terrified of
the snow or driving on it.
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I'm more than a little surprised to see references to monsoons in your
area. I always associate monsoons with southeast Asia and have actually spoken to people from there that describe literally months of the
heaviest rain you can imagine each year. That doesn't sound like Phoenix
to me!
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct"
name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
This isn't anim's first haboob. I remember him mentioning being through one before. I just thought he was watching a movie starring the Daddario.
On 2025-08-26 12:36 PM, suzeeq wrote:
On 8/26/2025 9:27 AM, Rhino wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-
rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the
"correct" name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I'm more than a little surprised to see references to monsoons in your
area. I always associate monsoons with southeast Asia and have
actually spoken to people from there that describe literally months of
the heaviest rain you can imagine each year. That doesn't sound like
Phoenix to me!
When conditions are right, AZ gets loads of rain at once.
How long does this rain last? Asians monsoons last *weeks* and even
MONTHS depending on where they are. (I know a guy from Malaysia who says they get 5 months of monsoon each year. I'm not clear if that's 5 months
of non-stop rain back to back or 5 months in bursts spread throughout
the year.) I'm certain Phoenix doesn't get that much rain!
On 8/26/25 9:43 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> >> wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct"
name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near
Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and >> waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but
alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
That actually brings up a really good question - What ever happened to Arnold Vosloo?! I haven't seem him in years - at least a decade or more...
On 8/26/25 12:30 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 12:26:38 PM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> >> wrote:
On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:09:58 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 11:24:20 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay: >>>>>>>
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>>>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>>>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>>>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" >>>>>>> name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near >>>>>> Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed
my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and
waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but
alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the "white >>>>> out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well off the >>>>> road immediately when you encounter one.
I went through one of those this past January when I drove back to L.A. from
Texas. We went up through Colorado to visit some friends of the girlfriend in
Grand Junction, which meant we had to cross over the Monarch Pass through the
Rockies. At 11,300 feet, the wind blowing the snow was so intense, I couldn't
see more than a foot or two ahead and the road was twisting and turning >>>> through switchbacks with sheer drops on one side and nowhere to pull over. >>>> And
I was in low gear to let the engine do the braking so I wouldn't burn out my
brakes coming down the other side. Pretty intense 45 minutes.
I can't imagine going into something like that with perfect weather,
let alone with blowing snow. It's bad enough to have sheer drops on
one side, but both? Ack!
Closest I came to something like you describe was when I was just
about to enter the twisting path of the mountains just north of
Atlanta. I could see the twisting road ahead just as sun was coming
down. What I didn't know was that in January the cloud cover comes in
at night fall. So I could see it moving in and knew I would be driving
into it with those sheer drops off to one side. Needless to since I
was just driving for fun I turned around and went the other way.
At 11300 feet you can expect it. I still remember the white
out/blizzard we had here in Atlanta back in 1994. It was amazing to
see but not fun to be out in. Luckily they shut down most of the roads
so very few people were out in it like me. Though I was just walking
in to work since it was only about a mile away. The wind was whipping
the snow so hard it felt like needles on my face. I could see about
10-15 feet in front of me. Can't imagine what it's like in places
where that is a common occurrence.
In Antarctica, they tie ropes between the buildings at the research stations >> and you have to clip onto them when crossing from one to the other because the
whiteouts there are so complete, you can get lost mere steps away from your >> destination and never be seen again.
I'm pretty sure there's a Kate Beckinsale movie about that!! ;p
On 2025-08-26 3:30 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 12:26:38 PM PDT, "shawn"
<nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
wrote:
On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:09:58 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 11:24:20 AM PDT, "Rhino"
<no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
-a On 2025-08-26 12:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
-a-a On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino"-a Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the >>>>> "white
<no_offline_contact@example.com>
-a-a wrote:
-a-a I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're >>>>>>> okay:-a-a I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I >>>>>> was near
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
-a-a The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I >>>>>>> assume the
-a-a worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then >>>>>>> again,
-a-a this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet >>>>>>> telling the
-a-a whole story and more harm was done during this event....
-a-a I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the >>>>>>> "correct"
-a-a name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
-a-a Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere >>>>>> and engulfed
-a my
-a-a SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could
barely see, and
-a-a waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in >>>>>> the dust but
-a-a alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
-a-a https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
-a out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well >>>>> off the
-a road immediately when you encounter one.
I went through one of those this past January when I drove back to
L.A. from
Texas. We went up through Colorado to visit some friends of the
girlfriend in
Grand Junction, which meant we had to cross over the Monarch Pass
through the
Rockies. At 11,300 feet, the wind blowing the snow was so intense, I
couldn't
see more than a foot or two ahead and the road was twisting and turning >>>> through switchbacks with sheer drops on one side and nowhere to pull
over.
And
I was in low gear to let the engine do the braking so I wouldn't
burn out my
brakes coming down the other side. Pretty intense 45 minutes.
I can't imagine going into something like that with perfect weather,
let alone with blowing snow. It's bad enough to have sheer drops on
one side, but both? Ack!
Closest I came to something like you describe was when I was just
about to enter the twisting path of the mountains just north of
Atlanta. I could see the twisting road ahead just as sun was coming
down. What I didn't know was that in January the cloud cover comes in
at night fall. So I could see it moving in and knew I would be driving
into it with those sheer drops off to one side. Needless to since I
was just driving for fun I turned around and went the other way.
At 11300 feet you can expect it. I still remember the white
out/blizzard we had here in Atlanta back in 1994. It was amazing to
see but not fun to be out in. Luckily they shut down most of the roads
so very few people were out in it like me. Though I was just walking
in to work since it was only about a mile away. The wind was whipping
the snow so hard it felt like needles on my face. I could see about
10-15 feet in front of me. Can't imagine what it's like in places
where that is a common occurrence.
In Antarctica, they tie ropes between the buildings at the research
stations
and you have to clip onto them when crossing from one to the other
because the
whiteouts there are so complete, you can get lost mere steps away from
your
destination and never be seen again.
I read about an elderly couple who had died in a bad storm a few years
back. They lived on a farm. I don't think they were actively farming any more but still had a barn and a few animals to tend. The husband went
out in the storm to tend to the animals. When he hadn't returned after a couple of hours, his wife went to look for him. They were found
separately, frozen to death, apparently unable to find barn or house in
the blizzard. I heard stories growing up about farmers who died this way
in blizzards but had thought we were somehow past that kind of thing.
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
IrCOm fine, thanks for asking. My garbage cans blew over and I went out and got them up and got my teeth all full of grit, but thatrCOs as bad as it got. I took a few videos of it and realized I was in danger of getting blown
over, so I got back inside!
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
Amazingly, it didnrCOt affect my phone service or cable or electricity, which all go out at the slightest notice.
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" >name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
anim8rfsk <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
IrCOm fine, thanks for asking. My garbage cans blew over and I went out and >> got them up and got my teeth all full of grit, but thatrCOs as bad as it got.
I took a few videos of it and realized I was in danger of getting blown
over, so I got back inside!
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
Amazingly, it didnrCOt affect my phone service or cable or electricity, which
all go out at the slightest notice.
And my phone services is now out as it always is after rain. The new
Century Link troubleshooting site doesnrCOt work at all. It asks if you have no dialtone and you say yes, and it says if you have no dialtone, your
phone must be broken and to contact the manufacturer. Because that makes sense.
So I had to chat with a guy named Siddarth who assured me that whatever was wrong it couldnrCOt be them and they were going to charge 99 bucks minimum to send somebody out but if I signed up for $25 a month for free service
calls, they would waive that but if I wasnrCOt here when they arrived, they would charge me anyway. This is the Cox business model all over again.
They wonrCOt be out until September and they wonrCOt even tell me when, they will text me the day before and if I donrCOt reply promptly to the text, theyrCOll cancel the service call.
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls- through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
On 8/26/25 9:27 AM, Rhino wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-
rolls- through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
Hmmmm... Anim hasn't posted since this happened.
I'll shoot him an Email and see if he responds. (But it might be that
his internet and/or phone are down...)
On 2025-08-27 9:18 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
On 8/26/25 9:27 AM, Rhino wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-
rolls- through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
Hmmmm... Anim hasn't posted since this happened.
Yeah, he's been conspicuous by his absence....>
I'll shoot him an Email and see if he responds. (But it might be that
his internet and/or phone are down...)
That would be great. I imagine everything's fine but it would be nice to
be sure.
On Aug 27, 2025 at 7:47:11 PM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
On 2025-08-27 9:18 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
On 8/26/25 9:27 AM, Rhino wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-
rolls- through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
Hmmmm... Anim hasn't posted since this happened.
Yeah, he's been conspicuous by his absence....
I'll shoot him an Email and see if he responds. (But it might be that
his internet and/or phone are down...)
That would be great. I imagine everything's fine but it would be nice to
be sure.
He's been talking to me on the exTwitters today.
On 8/27/25 7:56 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 27, 2025 at 7:47:11 PM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> >> wrote:
On 2025-08-27 9:18 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
On 8/26/25 9:27 AM, Rhino wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-
rolls- through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
Hmmmm... Anim hasn't posted since this happened.
Yeah, he's been conspicuous by his absence....
I'll shoot him an Email and see if he responds. (But it might be that
his internet and/or phone are down...)
That would be great. I imagine everything's fine but it would be nice to >>> be sure.
He's been talking to me on the exTwitters today.
Yeah, he replied to me. I'm guessing he's busy enough with other stuff
that he hasn't stopped by RAT lately.
BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> >> wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" >>> name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
This isn't anim's first haboob. I remember him mentioning being through one >> before. I just thought he was watching a movie starring the Daddario.
Rowr
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:36 PM, suzeeq wrote:
On 8/26/2025 9:27 AM, Rhino wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-
rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the
"correct" name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I'm more than a little surprised to see references to monsoons in your >>>> area. I always associate monsoons with southeast Asia and have
actually spoken to people from there that describe literally months of >>>> the heaviest rain you can imagine each year. That doesn't sound like
Phoenix to me!
When conditions are right, AZ gets loads of rain at once.
How long does this rain last? Asians monsoons last *weeks* and even
MONTHS depending on where they are. (I know a guy from Malaysia who says
they get 5 months of monsoon each year. I'm not clear if that's 5 months
of non-stop rain back to back or 5 months in bursts spread throughout
the year.) I'm certain Phoenix doesn't get that much rain!
The rain following this haboob only lasted half an hour or so.
We get rains that are off and on for a few days at a time. We get 3 inches of monsoon rain, which is about a third of our annual rainfall.
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
On 8/26/25 9:43 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> >>> wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct" >>>> name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near
Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and >>> waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but >>> alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
That actually brings up a really good question - What ever happened to
Arnold Vosloo?! I haven't seem him in years - at least a decade or more... >>
HerCOs still active, doing a couple projects a year, including this year. Looks like he might have taken Covid season off.
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
On 8/26/25 12:30 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 12:26:38 PM PDT, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
wrote:
On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:09:58 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 11:24:20 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:43 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 26, 2025 at 9:27:27 AM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com>
wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay: >>>>>>>>
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>>>>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>>>>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>>>>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the "correct"
name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I was once in a mini-haboob when I was driving to Yosemite. I was near >>>>>>> Bakersfield and suddenly this wall of dust came out of nowhere and engulfed
my
SUV. I pulled into a gas station parking lot, which I could barely see, and
waited it out. I kept hoping to see the visage of Imhotep in the dust but
alas, it wasn't supernaturally generated...
https://youtu.be/ersxqFwDkWA?t=80
Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the "white >>>>>> out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well off the >>>>>> road immediately when you encounter one.
I went through one of those this past January when I drove back to L.A. from
Texas. We went up through Colorado to visit some friends of the girlfriend in
Grand Junction, which meant we had to cross over the Monarch Pass through the
Rockies. At 11,300 feet, the wind blowing the snow was so intense, I couldn't
see more than a foot or two ahead and the road was twisting and turning >>>>> through switchbacks with sheer drops on one side and nowhere to pull over.
And
I was in low gear to let the engine do the braking so I wouldn't burn out my
brakes coming down the other side. Pretty intense 45 minutes.
I can't imagine going into something like that with perfect weather,
let alone with blowing snow. It's bad enough to have sheer drops on
one side, but both? Ack!
Closest I came to something like you describe was when I was just
about to enter the twisting path of the mountains just north of
Atlanta. I could see the twisting road ahead just as sun was coming
down. What I didn't know was that in January the cloud cover comes in
at night fall. So I could see it moving in and knew I would be driving >>>> into it with those sheer drops off to one side. Needless to since I
was just driving for fun I turned around and went the other way.
At 11300 feet you can expect it. I still remember the white
out/blizzard we had here in Atlanta back in 1994. It was amazing to
see but not fun to be out in. Luckily they shut down most of the roads >>>> so very few people were out in it like me. Though I was just walking
in to work since it was only about a mile away. The wind was whipping
the snow so hard it felt like needles on my face. I could see about
10-15 feet in front of me. Can't imagine what it's like in places
where that is a common occurrence.
In Antarctica, they tie ropes between the buildings at the research stations
and you have to clip onto them when crossing from one to the other because the
whiteouts there are so complete, you can get lost mere steps away from your >>> destination and never be seen again.
I'm pretty sure there's a Kate Beckinsale movie about that!! ;p
Not to mention, Kurt Russell
anim8rfsk <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
IrCOm fine, thanks for asking. My garbage cans blew over and I went out and >> got them up and got my teeth all full of grit, but thatrCOs as bad as it got.
I took a few videos of it and realized I was in danger of getting blown
over, so I got back inside!
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the
worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again,
this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the
whole story and more harm was done during this event....
Amazingly, it didnrCOt affect my phone service or cable or electricity, which
all go out at the slightest notice.
And my phone services is now out as it always is after rain. The new
Century Link troubleshooting site doesnrCOt work at all. It asks if you have no dialtone and you say yes, and it says if you have no dialtone, your
phone must be broken and to contact the manufacturer. Because that makes sense.
So I had to chat with a guy named Siddarth who assured me that whatever was wrong it couldnrCOt be them and they were going to charge 99 bucks minimum to send somebody out but if I signed up for $25 a month for free service
calls, they would waive that but if I wasnrCOt here when they arrived, they would charge me anyway. This is the Cox business model all over again.
They wonrCOt be out until September and they wonrCOt even tell me when, they will text me the day before and if I donrCOt reply promptly to the text, theyrCOll cancel the service call.
anim8rfsk <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
anim8rfsk <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
IrCOm fine, thanks for asking. My garbage cans blew over and I went out and >>> got them up and got my teeth all full of grit, but thatrCOs as bad as it got.
I took a few videos of it and realized I was in danger of getting blown
over, so I got back inside!
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
Amazingly, it didnrCOt affect my phone service or cable or electricity, which
all go out at the slightest notice.
And my phone services is now out as it always is after rain. The new
Century Link troubleshooting site doesnrCOt work at all. It asks if you have >> no dialtone and you say yes, and it says if you have no dialtone, your
phone must be broken and to contact the manufacturer. Because that makes
sense.
So I had to chat with a guy named Siddarth who assured me that whatever was >> wrong it couldnrCOt be them and they were going to charge 99 bucks minimum to
send somebody out but if I signed up for $25 a month for free service
calls, they would waive that but if I wasnrCOt here when they arrived, they >> would charge me anyway. This is the Cox business model all over again.
They wonrCOt be out until September and they wonrCOt even tell me when, they >> will text me the day before and if I donrCOt reply promptly to the text,
theyrCOll cancel the service call.
And they just texted me a week early requiring me to confirm the
appointment now!
Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
On 8/27/25 7:56 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Aug 27, 2025 at 7:47:11 PM PDT, "Rhino" <no_offline_contact@example.com> >>> wrote:
On 2025-08-27 9:18 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
On 8/26/25 9:27 AM, Rhino wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay: >>>>>>
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-
rolls- through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
Hmmmm... Anim hasn't posted since this happened.
Yeah, he's been conspicuous by his absence....
I'll shoot him an Email and see if he responds. (But it might be that >>>>> his internet and/or phone are down...)
That would be great. I imagine everything's fine but it would be nice to >>>> be sure.
He's been talking to me on the exTwitters today.
Yeah, he replied to me. I'm guessing he's busy enough with other stuff
that he hasn't stopped by RAT lately.
My phone is in fact down since the Haboob.
But IrCOve posted about all of that. In this thread and others. If you guys arenrCOt seeing my posts, I am mystified.
anim8rfsk <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:36 PM, suzeeq wrote:
On 8/26/2025 9:27 AM, Rhino wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay:
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust-
rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the
"correct" name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I'm more than a little surprised to see references to monsoons in your >>>>> area. I always associate monsoons with southeast Asia and have
actually spoken to people from there that describe literally months of >>>>> the heaviest rain you can imagine each year. That doesn't sound like >>>>> Phoenix to me!
When conditions are right, AZ gets loads of rain at once.
How long does this rain last? Asians monsoons last *weeks* and even
MONTHS depending on where they are. (I know a guy from Malaysia who says >>> they get 5 months of monsoon each year. I'm not clear if that's 5 months >>> of non-stop rain back to back or 5 months in bursts spread throughout
the year.) I'm certain Phoenix doesn't get that much rain!
The rain following this haboob only lasted half an hour or so.
We get rains that are off and on for a few days at a time. We get 3 inches >> of monsoon rain, which is about a third of our annual rainfall.
On Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:24:38 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
wrote:
anim8rfsk <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
On 2025-08-26 12:36 PM, suzeeq wrote:
On 8/26/2025 9:27 AM, Rhino wrote:
I just saw this and thought I'd check in to make sure you're okay: >>>>>>
https://www.castanet.net/news/World/568648/Towering-wall-of-dust- >>>>>> rolls-through-metro-Phoenix-leaving-thousands-without-power
The article doesn't mention any fatalities or injuries so I assume the >>>>>> worst that's happened is that you lost power for a while. Then again, >>>>>> this apparently just happened so maybe the media isn't yet telling the >>>>>> whole story and more harm was done during this event....
I can't say I've ever heard of a "haboob" before. Is that the
"correct" name, with most people simply calling it a dust storm?
I'm more than a little surprised to see references to monsoons in your >>>>>> area. I always associate monsoons with southeast Asia and have
actually spoken to people from there that describe literally months of >>>>>> the heaviest rain you can imagine each year. That doesn't sound like >>>>>> Phoenix to me!
When conditions are right, AZ gets loads of rain at once.
How long does this rain last? Asians monsoons last *weeks* and even
MONTHS depending on where they are. (I know a guy from Malaysia who says >>>> they get 5 months of monsoon each year. I'm not clear if that's 5 months >>>> of non-stop rain back to back or 5 months in bursts spread throughout >>>> the year.) I'm certain Phoenix doesn't get that much rain!
The rain following this haboob only lasted half an hour or so.
We get rains that are off and on for a few days at a time. We get 3 inches >>> of monsoon rain, which is about a third of our annual rainfall.
Did you mean to post a bunch of messages with nothing added? So far
every message I just saw come through has no text added by you.
Yes. These are all the messages of the last seven days that didnrCOt go through. Unfortunately, itrCOs almost impossible in NewsTap to adjust the quotation levels so it all has an extra level of quote depth.
I'll bet! I would probably crap myself in a situation like that because >pulling over is next to impossible since there's nowhere to go - unless
you WANT to drive off a cliff - and staying on the road, even if you can
do it, means you've got a great chance of being either hit by oncoming >traffic or rear-ended by the guy behind you who didn't realize you were >there.
Sounds truly treacherous. We have our own equivalent up here, the "white >>>> out" but with snow instead of dust. Definitely time to pull well off the >>>> road immediately when you encounter one.