Have You Experienced a Haboob? Video from SW Kansas

High Plains Public Radio

Published June 27, 2013 at 12:01 AM CDT

The storm chaser known online as Twisterfiddler posted video recently of an impressive dust cloud rolling over southwest Kansas.

Check out these three YouTube videos documenting the fast-moving June 16^th storm traveling between Syracuse and Garden City.

http://youtu.be/ztXXD4C2Pek

Driving into the storm, the sky turns from day to night near Syracuse:

http://youtu.be/QJJ66rrO_hE

And finally, exiting the leading edge of the storm east of Syracuse:

http://youtu.be/MZEYhmWDGQg

Find more video and photos documenting weather on the High Plains at Twisterfiddler's Facebook.

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