2003 Dust Storms

Carlsbad, NM

This set of photographs were taken by:
Duncan Whitlock
1 June, 2003

"The pictures were taken on the north side of Carlsbad (La Huerta) about a half hour before actual sunset. It was totally calm before it hit. It came from the north. Caught me and my family outside about 3 blocks from our house. We made a mad dash to get through it. Within a minute it went to 60 + MPH winds and about 100 yards visibility. The airport at Artesia (30 miles north) recorded a 74 MPH gust when the storm passed through there. I never thought wind could do that - calm to 60 in less than a minute."


White Cliffs, Australia

This set of photographs were taken by:
Bruce Robjohns
February, 2003

"While there have been some good falls of rain in some areas most of Australia is still in the grip of the most severe drought since europeans first came to Australia (and records were formally kept). It only takes the slightest breeze raise dust (see photo). The photo was taken at Wilcannia 100 km (60.Miles) south of the Whtie Cliffs Opalfield (2/12/03). The road in the photo is the Barrier Highway (National Hwy 32) the main east west road across Australia."


"A great start to the year. Two months in and twice the total of last years rain, but that is only 50mm (2 inches). Today (2/27/03) it came up real black and looked a lot like more rain but then the dust rolled in under the clouds. The result? Lots of dust but no rain. "

Lubbock, Texas

This set of photographs were taken by:
S. Wadsworth
December 16, 2003

"Taken on campus at Texas Tech University. A dust storm in December 2003."


Sutton, AK

This set of photographs were taken by:
Burnie Schultz
2003

"Wind/Dust Storm over Anchorage Alaska 13 March 2003"


"Birth Place of a Dust Storm"


"Wind whipping up glacier silt dust on Matanuska River gravel bars near Sutton Alaska. September 17, 2003"

San Angelo, Texas

This set of photographs were taken by:
Mitch Ellis
December 22, 2003

"Good ole dust storm blocks out the sun and gives us an early sunset."
"This occured in San Angelo and the dirt was actually from around the Lubbock area. At least twice a year it moves in here as a big red cloud with 50 to 60 mile an hour winds usually in the form of a cold front. Then we get maybe 10 minutes of what I like to call red rain. What a mess!"