Back East, this time of year is mud season. I bid it a fond farewell 10 years ago. Mud is rarely an issue here, but it's red and sticky when it does occur. Not good at all. Spring is the harbinger of dust season in Arizona. There's dust year around, but especially so in March and April. The winds kick up and red grit sifts through cracks and crevices. You'll find it in the house right after you've dusted. If you're an OCD duster--look out. The dust never ends. After a little more than 24 hours of 40-50 mile an hour winds last week which really coated everything with red dirt, it's calmed down to just breezy. While the windstorm was bullying its way across the state, a wall of dirt rose in the air, veiling the mountains to the east of Casa Wallace. Haboob near Phoenix Dust Devil Larger dust storms or haboobs occur regularly toward Phoenix, especially on the I-10. They're as dangerous as a blizzard, and maybe more so because people don't kno...
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