See spectacular images of enormous dust walls in Arizona
Jul 10, 2018, 11:20 AM | Updated: 11:32 am
(Twitter Photo/Mike Olbinski)
(Twitter Photo/Mike Olbinski)
PHOENIX — A Phoenix photographer captured spectacular images of giant walls of dust, known as haboobs, on Monday as monsoon storms wreaked havoc across Arizona.
Mike Olbinski posted photos and videos to his social media accounts showing the haboobs in all their glory.
In one post, he explained his day of storm chasing between Phoenix and Yuma.
Woke up in Blythe, CA, drove to Phoenix, hung out for 30 minutes, then raced south to chase storms near the border, then back north and we end up about 5 miles from the CA border in Yuma when we stopped chasing : ) Over 600 miles today.
Words can’t do it justice, so here’s a selection of Olbinski’s awe-inspiring work:
Probably top two haboobs I’ve ever chased. This is in Tacna. #AZwx #haboob pic.twitter.com/N90XgGjtAl
— Mike Olbinski (@MikeOlbinski) July 10, 2018
Not over yet #azwx #tacna pic.twitter.com/Wz2HI4oVrH
— Mike Olbinski (@MikeOlbinski) July 10, 2018
Holy mother of God @ReedTimmerAccu @StormChaseAZ @AdriMozeris pic.twitter.com/H73eD3df6B
— Mike Olbinski (@MikeOlbinski) July 10, 2018
Beast just hit Sentinel, AZ #azwx @NWSPhoenix Very low vis for a second before we got back out. pic.twitter.com/03bXPaQzvy
— Mike Olbinski (@MikeOlbinski) July 10, 2018
Holy mother of haboob Batman! #azwx pic.twitter.com/7aE3ut1GIQ
— Mike Olbinski (@MikeOlbinski) July 10, 2018
Pouring rain and a looming wall of dust ahead on I-8 a bit ago. #azwx pic.twitter.com/sC6uLwYBF9
— Mike Olbinski (@MikeOlbinski) July 9, 2018
Microburst and dust headed south from the Arizona City cell #azwx pic.twitter.com/iqUBBims7b
— Mike Olbinski (@MikeOlbinski) July 9, 2018
Dust storm rolling north/northwest as seen from North Komelik, AZ #azwx @NWSPhoenix pic.twitter.com/PKzCTx1CfV
— Mike Olbinski (@MikeOlbinski) July 9, 2018
You can find more on Olbinski’s Twitter feed.
Many parts of the Valley saw at least a half-inch of rain from the monsoon outburst.
The storms knocked out power for tens of thousands of customers in the Phoenix area.
Rain accumulated southeast of the Valley all the way to the northwest. Roads and freeways were limited through the rush hour commute due to low visibility from the dust and rain.
