The start of the clouds.
Here comes the dust. Looking west.
Those are cows on the meadow. They were not happy!
Dust all around us.
Cows heading South when the rain and wind started.
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
Holy dust storm!
We knew that we might have a 20% chance of thunder and lightning with a little rain. Well, we got the 20% and then some extras! I wish I had a wind gauge. It was rockin the pick up back and forth when we were sitting up on the hill. And got 2/10 of an inch of rain. And dust, dust and DUST! Thank you farmers! Top soil and fertilizer on the range ground! :) Thunder and lightning! The fire monitor was going off all over. Mostly for downed power lines. We got back in our barnyard and the pool cover was blown off, a chaise lounger was in the deep end! 2 sumac trees and a lilac tree knocked over. They missed the bird bath and the bird feeders didn't break! Oh what a mess! Well, clean up will have to wait. We start sorting heifers and steers tomorrow. We did head to the barn and checked the water tanks. All was well. We'll have to see what the rest of the ranch looks like tomorrow.
The start of the clouds.
Here comes the dust. Looking west.
Those are cows on the meadow. They were not happy!
Dust all around us.
Cows heading South when the rain and wind started.
Thanks for stopping by.
The start of the clouds.
Here comes the dust. Looking west.
Those are cows on the meadow. They were not happy!
Dust all around us.
Cows heading South when the rain and wind started.
Thanks for stopping by.
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OMG! When's the last time you had a dust storm like this? That's looks awful. In Chandler Az where Bob's daughter lives they had a dust storm that rolled over the town and Phoenix too. Nasty stuff.
ReplyDeleteThe clouds look thick and scary. I hope all is ok there.
Yikes! You got some great photos of the progression of the storm. I hope the sorting job goes swiftly and easily! And, unfortunately, I doubt there will any little elves who come in and clean up the mess, so good luck with getting everything back in order.
ReplyDeleteI know this must have been awful to be in but the pictures look beautiful, if that makes sense?
ReplyDeleteWow, what spectacular pictures. Looks very scary. Beautiful landscape picture after it passed.
ReplyDeleteWow... That's crazy, We don't have dust storms here in SC. But, The pictures were beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWell you made the headlines too. M
ReplyDeleteWow I hate wind! We dont get much for dust storms (lucky us) but we sure do get awful wind storms
ReplyDeleteHoly Moley!
ReplyDeleteThose are some awesome photos!!!
We got that storm at 10:30 last night, it rolled in from Idaho and knocked our power out, for 8 hours.
Holy crap, never seen anything like that here. Great shots too.
ReplyDeleteGEEZ!!! That is tremendous!!!!
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Stunning! I'll bet it hurts even!
Oh, my goodness! How I would have loved to be there...and glad I wasn't at the same time. What a sight to witness! I totally love storms, but not sure about a dust storm. I doubt I would enjoy that much at all...if any.
ReplyDeleteAnd here I thought dust storms wee a thing of the past because of farming practices. We use no till so there hasn't been bare ground for years. I hope you don't find anymore damage. Windstorms like that can be very scary.
ReplyDeleteWow, you did have some weather, didn't you? Glad you escaped anything more serious.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh the photos are so beautiful and so scary at the same time. I am so glad you are OK. B
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh the photos are so beautiful and so scary at the same time. I am so glad you are OK. B
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