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TexLaProgressive

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1. Going to work early one morning during a polar front

Reply to Attilatheblond (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 08:20 PM

Aug 31

I saw this strange black circle rolling and bouncing across the prairie. It jumped the fence in front of my car and over the other fence to southern place unknown.

It was a shock I tell you. Took me a minute to realize it was a runaway trampoline. I'm glad I wasn't broadsided by it.

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Foul wind commin. Haboob-warning for a pretty big swath of our county and into some others [View all] Attilatheblond Aug 31 OP

Going to work early one morning during a polar front TexLaProgressive Aug 31 #1

That must have been something to see! CrispyQ Aug 31 #5

I wonder if they could go the other way TexLaProgressive Aug 31 #7

That'd be a bit scarier than tumbleweeds. Glad you got thru that OK! Attilatheblond Aug 31 #6

where?(nt) amerikat Aug 31 #2

Southeastern AZ. The line of the haboob stretches 50 miles. Attilatheblond Aug 31 #4

Please check in here and let us know how you're doing. calimary Aug 31 #3

Still here so far. House is pretty solid, just had some roof repairs made a couple months ago Attilatheblond Aug 31 #8

Storm has passed. Some local flash flood warnings, but we are on high ground so safe from that. Attilatheblond Aug 31 #9

Kali posted some pictures from Texas Canyon Ptah Aug 31 #10

LOL! Kali Aug 31 #12

I never think to pull my phone out and snap some pictures Attilatheblond Aug 31 #14

I was in the pool when it came over the mountain behind the house Kali Aug 31 #11

I read a book about the Dust Bowl, and this sounds like that! viva la Aug 31 #13

Fortunately, they don't last too long down here in the borderlands Attilatheblond Aug 31 #15

Rain. Here in eastern AZ there is often rain right after a dust storm. Soon, that might not happen so often Attilatheblond Aug 31 #16