Haboob: a type of intense sandstorm. – Wikipedia
Haboobs look awesome and terrifying at the same time. They’re capable of great damage, causing damage to paint jobs and machines, vegetation and infrastructure, soiling homes and shutting down city traffic.
Their stature is almost mythical, which is why they’ve become a Hollywood staple. We see plenty of them on the silver screen, in films like The Mummy and Hidalgo, for example, where they’re made out look lethal, but most times they’re manageable.
Phoenix, Arizona, is no stranger to them.
It was hit by a massive one on July 5.
Click here for ASU Weather Expert Randy Cerveny’s talks on the history and effect of haboobs.
See below for Scott Woods awesome timelapse video…
Also, a video by Mike Olbinski…
Here’s another by Steven Esparza. He shot it with a Canon 5DMK2 with a Canon 16-35 2.8 Lens, one frame every 30 seconds. The Camera was on a tripod and I used the Canon Timer Remote Controller TC-80n3…
Youtube user kylemacrodot shot his video on Mckellips Road, between Mesa and Tempe, AZ…
And here’s a stylized version of a haboob on the silver screen…