sand storms
Gritty wind hazards
Sandstorms are violent winds that lift and carry vast quantities of sand and dust, reducing visibility and depositing grit across landscapes.
Common in deserts and arid regions, they can darken skies for hours: The sandstorm forced us to take shelter.
Also spelled as one word: sandstorm.
- haboobIntense wind-driven sand wall
- dustFine settled particles
- desertTo leave behind completely
- climatesPrevailing weather conditions
- visibilityRange of clear sight
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- wind effectstornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, gusts, breezes
- Empty Quarterergs, aridity, Bedouin, nomads, oases
- Algerian SaharaSahara, Tassili n'Ajjer, reg, oasis towns
- Iranian desertssalt flats, erg
- ArabiaSaudi Arabia, Mecca, Medina, Kaaba, Riyadh
- WWII MediterraneanAfrika Korps, Rommel, Montgomery, Tobruk, Tunisia
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Heavy precipitation events
rain · snowstorms · blizzards · snow · thunderstorms
sand stormsclear skies
Absence of cloud cover
blue skies · fair weather · stillness · tranquility · sunny days
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Overwhelming water accumulation
monsoons · deluges · cloudbursts · torrents · inundation