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An incredible haboob develops Monday afternoon in Texas

A haboob is a dust storm that can be violent and life threatening.

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LUBBOCK, Texas —
It’s called a haboob, and it can be a violent dust storm.

You can see the winds pick up the dust in the satellite image in the Twitter post below:

This satellite loop from https://t.co/LdSlQVUAo5 shows the current state of weather across W. TX. The haboob is moving into the Big Country, and a front is moving in behind it that has dropped temps into the 40s & lower 50s. #lubwx #txwx pic.twitter.com/pdoVRALTFM
— NWS Lubbock (@NWSLubbock) March 23, 2021

A haboob began in eastern New Mexico and moved into Texas bringing dust storm warnings to much of the state.

@NWSMidland Hobbs NM pic.twitter.com/hM6nyWACUF
— Bld Bth (@BLD_BTH) March 22, 2021

The dust storm can bring near-zero visibility creating dangerous and life-threatening travel conditions.

View this afternoon between Brownfield and Lubbock. Sent to KCBD by Tisha Norman, her husband took the photo. pic.twitter.com/tMdPc9oPmA
— Matt Ernst (@matternst34) March 22, 2021

Dust storm warnings continue Monday evening for many counties in northwestern Texas.

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