Imagine you're driving down the road and then, suddenly, the air around your car is totally filled with dust. This is what can happen during the weather phenomenon known as a haboob.

In the U.S., haboobs are most likely to occur in the Southwest during July and August, according to AccuWeather . One recently hit Arizona, causing power outages and grounding flights at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

What is a haboob, exactly?

A haboob is a type of dust storm that forms after a thunderstorm. They are usually quite large and can be thousands of feet high and up to 100 miles wide.

During thunderstorms, cold air rushes down to the ground and spreads out. When this happens in an arid or semiarid region, the wind can kick up dust, forming a haboob .

Haboobs form very quic

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