Desert dust storm.

FastDoc · 09-16-2013, 03:01 PM

15 minutes after I got back from a ride on Sophia yesterday this brown dark cloud moved up my street and ate the neighborhood.

I was glad to be a Believer because it looked like the Angel Of Death.

It has been hot and dry and calm here. No significant rain since last May, so when the wind kicked up (30 MPH on my anerometer) it got pretty gross.

These pics were taken in broad daylight.

After the dust/windstorm came rain.

Today it is cool (70's) and blue and crystal clear outside. Another good day.

Weldangrind · 09-16-2013, 03:17 PM

I'll bet you were glad that the rain followed. I bet it knocked the dust down.

FastDoc · 09-16-2013, 03:30 PM

It was nice. Wish the rain was 20 minutes earlier would ahve been much cleaner!

SpudRider · 09-16-2013, 11:50 PM

Egads! That almost looks like the dust falling from Mount Saint Helens!

FastDoc · 09-17-2013, 12:43 PM

It was yucky.

rvbilly · 09-20-2013, 12:08 AM

Wow , how you manage to keep your lawns so green from no rain ???

FastDoc · 09-20-2013, 12:28 AM

That's why God invented irrigation :-). Plenty of water from the canal that runs close to my street. The neighborhood gets its irrigation there. Our drinking water comes from a well. There's water here, including the Columbia River but only 7.5" of rain a year and 3/4 of that comes between November and February.

Philamiens · 09-20-2013, 04:13 AM

Very impressive - You're right Spud look like Mt St Helens - We Watched the news closely when happened, my syster was there just before, in Spokane ( Eastern Washington University )

09-16-2013, 03:01 PM	#1
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Desert dust storm. 15 minutes after I got back from a ride on Sophia yesterday this brown dark cloud moved up my street and ate the neighborhood. I was glad to be a Believer because it looked like the Angel Of Death. It has been hot and dry and calm here. No significant rain since last May, so when the wind kicked up (30 MPH on my anerometer) it got pretty gross. These pics were taken in broad daylight. After the dust/windstorm came rain. Today it is cool (70's) and blue and crystal clear outside. Another good day. __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-16-2013, 03:17 PM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I'll bet you were glad that the rain followed. I bet it knocked the dust down. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-16-2013, 03:30 PM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	It was nice. Wish the rain was 20 minutes earlier would ahve been much cleaner! __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-16-2013, 11:50 PM	#4
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Egads! That almost looks like the dust falling from Mount Saint Helens! __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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09-17-2013, 12:43 PM	#5
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	It was yucky. __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-20-2013, 12:08 AM	#6
rvbilly Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Chilliwack BC Canada Posts: 34	Wow , how you manage to keep your lawns so green from no rain ???
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09-20-2013, 12:28 AM	#7
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	That's why God invented irrigation :-). Plenty of water from the canal that runs close to my street. The neighborhood gets its irrigation there. Our drinking water comes from a well. There's water here, including the Columbia River but only 7.5" of rain a year and 3/4 of that comes between November and February. __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-20-2013, 04:13 AM	#8
Philamiens Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Country-FRANCE-City-AMIENS Posts: 45	Very impressive - You're right Spud look like Mt St Helens - We Watched the news closely when happened, my syster was there just before, in Spokane ( Eastern Washington University )
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