2004 Dust Storms
Deadly Dust: A case study of a Great Plain dust storm
A poster paper presented at the 2005 Soil & Water Conservation Society Annual Meeting
Rochster,New York
July 30 - Aug 3, 2005
by: J. Tatarko, USDA-ARS; M. Knapp, Kansas State University;
S. van Donk, and E.L. Skidmore, USDA-ARS; Manhattan, Kansas
See more photos of this storm below
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South Sudan
This photograph was taken by:
Glenn
Sunday, January 17, 2004
"The condition was like a miniature tornado, but clear sky. You could hear the wind coming and I looked out, missed the best shot,
but this only lasted maybe 20 seconds in the close proximity of the compound."
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LaPorte, Indiana
This photograph was taken by:
knightrider
Sunday, April 18, 2004
"I was on my way home when saw a huge cloud of dust it was so thick I had to turn my lights."
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Michigan
These photograph were taken by:
Jerry Grigar, NRCS
April 28, 2004
"Last week Michigan was blowing away. We had a lot of early field work due
to an extremely dry April. Please share with those who say the Midwest does
not see wind erosion. It is eventful and it does occur in years like this
one. These we taken down by Kalamazoo in the Prairie country. I got a call
from a TSP in the thumb that said the beet country was blowing away. Saw
dirt drifts along 142 near Elkton similiar to these. Beet replanting is
being considered because of crop loss due to wind. About the 4th time in 10
years as I recall this has happpened. "
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Bird City, Kansas
These photographs were taken by:
John G, Coumerilh
Bird City (Cheyenne County), Kansas
Saturday, 29 May, 2004
"My anemometer is located only 9 feet off the ground and between windbreaks and registered in the 50-60 mph range but neighbors
clocked 80-90 mph straightlined winds. It was an unbelievable storm. It reminded me of some hurricane videos I've seen. The roar
grew until our house shook. The south side of the barn (far side in this view) was blown off its foundation."
This storm caused the death of a Kansas State Senator and one other person. - jt
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St. Francis, Kansas
These photographs were taken by:
Robert Grace
Grace Flying Service, Inc.
St. Francis, KS
Saturday, 29 May, 2004
This storm caused the death of a Kansas State Senator and one other person. - jt
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Colby, Kansas
These photographs were taken by:
David Pabst
Saturday, 29 May, 2004
"Zero Visibility after it hit at 6:18 pm"
This storm caused the death of a Kansas State Senator and one other person. - jt
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Wakeeney, Kansas
These photographs were taken by:
Leann Kucerik
Saturday, 29 May, 2004
"Dust storm on the west edge of Wakeeney, Kansas. Moving east fast. Aproximately 7:40 P.M. CDT"
"This dust storm was huge. It completely snuffed out the sun and enve,oped the town in no time at all."
This storm caused the death of a Kansas State Senator and one other person. - jt
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El Paso, Texas
This set of photographs were taken by:
Guadalupe Ibarra
El Paso, TX
8 June, 2004
"I was at work when I took these photos. It was Tuesday 6/8/2004 at about 6:00 p.m. We're on the border with
Mexico and you could see the dust cloud moving from that direction heading our way. Everything in that
direction is just empty terrain. . . . We could see a big cloud close to the ground far away in the distance and we could actually see the clouds
heading in our direction and there was hardly any wind at all. The closer it got, the less you could see.
Usually on any given day you can see a highway by where I work but the day of the storm you could see the
dust rolling over the highway and then you couldn't see the highway anymore. Then when it hit us it was
really windy and you could feel the sand granules hitting your body, it was a crazy experience. With El Paso
being in the middle of the desert I've seen some dust storms but never like the magnitude."
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Alamorgodo, New Mexico
This photograph was taken by:
David Nohe
Friday, June 25, 2004
"I was sitting at my computer, and VOILA! it was here...sudden and very forceful. I grabbed my camera and took these shots.
It was over in about 5-10 minutes and then was followed by a rain that ranged from gentle to steady for about 20 minutes or so.
It came from the southwest, which is the typical direction that our weather travels to us."
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Las Cruces, New Mexico
These photographs were taken by:
Amaraporn Punjuba
Saturday, 8 August, 2004
"I stood at the base of Organ Mountain while I took thse pictures.
Small mountain called A mountain, behind A Mtn is I-25 and valley (Las Cruces town).
Left is going to El Paso and right is going to Albuquerque. I believe the storm was forming
somewhere between El Paso-Las Cruces." About 7:45-8:15 p.m.
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