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[–]grimreapergutters 10 points11 points ago

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Phoenix?

[–]IMightBeFullOfShit 2 points3 points ago

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Yes. The building with the radio tower on it is the Westward Ho and that there dust cloud would be a haboob, although some of my ignorant fellow AZ citizens would prefer you not call it a Haboob because our service men and women may be offended.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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Since when is it called a haboob? This year is the first I've ever heard it called anything but a duststorm. But yes, it must be serviceman rage. That's it.

[–]red-dawn 0 points1 point ago

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This year Phoenix's news crews wanted to sound "worldly" and "cultured" so they'd rather use haboob, which means the same thing as dust storm. Its not a matter of which word came first, its a matter of faking being cultured. I'd rather here a spanish word for it. That has more to do with the region.

[–]moorechez67 -2 points-1 points ago*

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The article says they have been using the term since the 70's.

[–]red-dawn -1 points0 points ago

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Thanks bro

[–]krucz36 0 points1 point ago

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I heard them called haboob when they were talking about the Iranian hostage rescues way back in the day.

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points ago

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It's always been called a haboob. Just because you've never heard of it doesn't mean it was just made up yesterday.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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No. It hasn't.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/2011/08/06/20110806azjournal0806.html

It was proposed by an AZ meteorologist in the early 1970's. It didn't catch on, unlike monsoon. It's seen a mild increase in usage in the last decade or less.

An interesting search via google:

site:azcentral.com haboob [this yields 335 results, the earliest in 2005]

site:azcentral.com dust storm [yields 2,610 results, as early as 1999]

[–]theghostofme 1 point2 points ago

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I doubt very much people's reactions have to do with the word's connection to the middle east and everything to with how fucking retarded it sounds.

Like many others from Arizona who have said the same thing, up until these past few years, I have never heard this phrase. It was always a monsoon or dust storm.

[–]Iced_TeaFTW 0 points1 point ago

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Agreed. I am born and raised in Phoenix and we NEVER called it anything but a "monsoon" until...suddenly.....this year. WTF Phoenix?? I don't know why but am curious as to why "all of a sudden" it's a "haboob" vs. a "monsoon" which is what it has been called for last past 37 years of my life. Go figure.

[–]coversherinclubsauce 0 points1 point ago

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Yep, I can see my house!

[–]Heroshade 0 points1 point ago

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The best part of this picture is that I can see my house from here.

[–]theghostofme 0 points1 point ago*

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Yup, this was from a dust storm that happened over this past Fourth of July weekend. I've lived here all my life, and this is the first one that I can remember that covered most of the Valley.

Here's an awesome video from that. To give you some idea just how big it was, the picture above shows the Westward Ho in Phoenix. I was watching this thing roll in from Queen Creek, and it seemed like most of the Valley was covered at the same time.

[–]keikii 0 points1 point ago

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That was my first thought. "Is this Phoenix? It looks like Phoenix."

[–]golgol12 9 points10 points ago

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The Nothing.

[–]a-holt 0 points1 point ago

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I read that in that crazy wolf's whisper voice.

[–]burntfrog 0 points1 point ago

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These hands...

[–]sparklyshizzle 2 points3 points ago

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When was this taken? Great pic.

[–]TheHarman 4 points5 points ago

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This was from the July 5th haboob in Phoenix, AZ

[–]sparklyshizzle 0 points1 point ago

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Thanks

[–]retinascan 2 points3 points ago

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Someone call Jeff Goldblum!

[–]Fookananer 2 points3 points ago

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I live in PHX, this day was awesome.

[–]anexanhume 1 point2 points ago

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Nope nope nope.

[–]leo1016 1 point2 points ago

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[–]cloudedknife 1 point2 points ago

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I was driving in that. It was pretty fun:-P

[–]RageMonkey262 1 point2 points ago

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It's a beautiful photo. Makes me want to go there.

[–]DarnTheseSocks 0 points1 point ago

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Time to seal off every window and door with Lucite.

[–]I_am_Bob 0 points1 point ago

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Well it's the apocalypse, I always thought I'd have a hand in it.

[–]Roamin_Ronin 0 points1 point ago

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I've got me a new Desktop.. thanks!

[–]Mibzalon 0 points1 point ago

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The "O SHHHHHHHHHHH" filename makes it even better.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Amazing, new background for work, thanks :)

[–]shoziku 0 points1 point ago

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I saw one of these move across Kansas while traveling. the other drivers on the road quickly found underpasses to stop under while it passed. It moved fast and I didn't get the video camera going until we were well inside it. Wall of storm is intimidating.

[–]Dawnoftime 0 points1 point ago

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This is where I live.

[–]BirchwD 0 points1 point ago

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Sweet Beelzebub's navel!

[–]messinwithmyzenthing 0 points1 point ago

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it's just copper and uranium dust.

[–]rounding_error 0 points1 point ago

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Better get some Pledge.

[–]PNWd 0 points1 point ago

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Welcome to earf.

[–]peon47 0 points1 point ago

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Fuck Langoliers. Seriously.

[–]Shazzam74 0 points1 point ago

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Looks like the end of days

[–]random123456789 0 points1 point ago

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But that's not supposed to be for another year and 3 months!!

And I never even got a chance to play RAGE!!

Sad panda

Okay. :(

[–]Kevoguy -1 points0 points ago

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The Day After Tomorrow is here

[–]mkgr4boski -1 points0 points ago

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Where do you live, The Sims 3 or something? blocks don't look like that in real life

[–]wittlepup -2 points-1 points ago

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This happened months ago. This picture was on the news.