Dust Storm Warning Child Abduction Emergencies (AMBER Alerts)* * AMBER Alerts are issued by NWS on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) or the Houston Regional AMBER Alert Program Dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa recently reached as far west as Houston, Texas, denying hurricanes the moisture or fuel they need to develop. So probably picked up the dust/dirt from plowed fields as condensation nuclei for raindrops. According to Dallas Morning News and Houston Chronicle, downed power lines left some 37,000 homes and businesses without electricity while gusts up to 100 kilometers (60 miles) per hour fueled grass fires and kicked up dust. Breaking news headlines and Houston weather on Chron.com. Every year a massive quantity of dust is swept up from a semi-arid strip of land that skirts the Southern boundaries of the Sahara, known as the Sahel, and is blown across the Atlantic by easterly winds to South America, the Caribbean and all the way up to Houston. We wondered why there seemed to be something of a rush to get the flight out on time - when we were airborne we saw this dust storm closing in on Phoenix airport. We were on our way back to Houston, cutting our vacation short in order to get back before hurricane Ike hit us.
Thursday, August 8, 2013, 9:10 AM - In addition to suffering through sweltering temperatures, Houston, Texas is dealing with reduced visibility and poor air quality caused by African dust. A NASA satellite captured this image of Saharan dust spreading out over the Atlantic on July 30. African Saharan Dust On Its Way To Texas - Austin, TX - Particles in the Austin air Friday, Saturday could measure 2.5 micrometers in size, but the dust makes for stunning light-nuanced sunsets. HOUSTON – It’s that time of year when dust from the Sahara Desert in North Africa makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean and is deposited in the Western Hemisphere. Dust storms arise when a gust front or other strong wind blows loose sand and dirt from a dry surface. PLAINFIELD, Wis. (AP) — A dust storm caused a crash involving about two dozen vehicles on Interstate 39 in central Wisconsin on Sunday, the Wisconsin State … For example, it fertilizes the Amazon. See a list of all of the Official Weather Advisories, Warnings, and Severe Weather Alerts for Houston, TX.

High winds wreaked havoc across northern Texas on February 24, 2007. The National Weather Service reported that Wednesday's strong thunderstorms in North Texas resulted in a massive dust storm that hit Lubbock … See a list of all of the Official Weather Advisories, Warnings, and Severe Weather Alerts for Houston, TX.