Dust Storm in Bent County, Colorado

Dust Storm October 11, 2020 · Bent County, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wall of dust moved through and reduced visibility to a few feet. 5 E Las Animas.

The wider storm

A cold front moved south across the region during the late afternoon and evening, providing a period of high northerly winds to southern Colorado. Multiple wind gust reports in excess of 60 mph were noted, that helped develop a dust storm, or haboob. As this dust storm moved through portions of the plains, visibility was reduced to near zero at times.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 923117. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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