A sudden wall of dust swallowed part of I-10 in New Mexico, turning the highway into a dangerous blur of brown. In the chaos, ...

"The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Dust Storm Warning for: South Central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona, Until 5:30 p.m. MST. At 4:31 p.m. MST, an area of blowing dust was ...

When this happens in an arid or semiarid region, the wind can kick up dust, forming a haboob. Haboobs form very quickly. Within a matter of seconds, they can dramatically reduce visibility.

Inside the haboob, there is blistering sand and dust as visibility can drop to zero. Look what happened when it reached Olbinski in Yuma! Winds were clocked at 51 mph there!

A haboob—an enormous, storm-born front of dust—was on its way. Matthew Cappucci, a meteorologist for The Washington Post, found himself face-to-face with the haboob.

You can see the haboob in the video player above. Wind gusts were moving at a rate of nearly 70 miles per hour. Lubbock also experienced small amounts of hail as rain moved through during the day.

When this happens in an arid or semiarid region, the wind can kick up dust, forming a haboob. Haboobs form very quickly. Within a matter of seconds, they can dramatically reduce visibility.

When this happens in an arid or semiarid region, the wind can kick up dust, forming a haboob. Haboobs form very quickly. Within a matter of seconds, they can dramatically reduce visibility.

When this happens in an arid or semiarid region, the wind can kick up dust, forming a haboob. Haboobs form very quickly. Within a matter of seconds, they can dramatically reduce visibility.