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perchie.girl :
Wow what an Awe inspiring picture. I am in San Diego County in the high desert and we can see those clouds over Arizona. We get the back edge at my house because we are near the east side of the Baja peninsula. My place is in the last town within San Diego county. Which is a teeny corner of the Sonoran Desert. I got rained on enough to wash the windshield on my way down from the mountain.
I had stopped at the Casino for a break in the 60 mile trip and spoke to a couple who were on their motorcycle with out of state plates. I asked them where they were headed. They said Arkansas. It was around 90 degrees and I said.... your going to get wet. You are heading right into a monsoon. They looked at me like I was nuts. I said See those clouds those are over Arizona.... And it looks like the Monsoon has started, or is building. That was 12 noon ish on the fifth.
I used to live in Las Vegas and know those dust storms pretty amazing stuff. We used to wet towls and lay them on the floor up against the door to keep the talc from coming under and making sand dunes on the floor of the kitchen. School would be let out because we could hear the sand tick tick ticking as it fell on the paper at our desks.
I am glad everyone is ok.
Thanks so much, and I sure hope the riders took your words of wisdom. After years of seasons we get a feel for the air and sky and usually know of what we speak...those not familiar with it can't even imagine what a bright sunny day can turn into in just minutes. You knew exactly what was coming and what they were headed into. Hope they found good shelter.
We used to do the wet towels by the doors, too, and cover every inlet into the houses to keep from breathing so much of the dust...and wrap ourselves in wet sheets when the power went out over night or sleep outside, just to be able survive the heat. You have some awesome memories and experiences.
It's pouring down rain right now...just started up again a few minutes ago.
Wow what an Awe inspiring picture. I am in San Diego County in the high desert and we can see those clouds over Arizona. We get the back edge at my house because we are near the east side of the Baja peninsula. My place is in the last town within San Diego county. Which is a teeny corner of the Sonoran Desert. I got rained on enough to wash the windshield on my way down from the mountain.
I had stopped at the Casino for a break in the 60 mile trip and spoke to a couple who were on their motorcycle with out of state plates. I asked them where they were headed. They said Arkansas. It was around 90 degrees and I said.... your going to get wet. You are heading right into a monsoon. They looked at me like I was nuts. I said See those clouds those are over Arizona.... And it looks like the Monsoon has started, or is building. That was 12 noon ish on the fifth.
I used to live in Las Vegas and know those dust storms pretty amazing stuff. We used to wet towls and lay them on the floor up against the door to keep the talc from coming under and making sand dunes on the floor of the kitchen. School would be let out because we could hear the sand tick tick ticking as it fell on the paper at our desks.
I am glad everyone is ok.
Thanks so much, and I sure hope the riders took your words of wisdom. After years of seasons we get a feel for the air and sky and usually know of what we speak...those not familiar with it can't even imagine what a bright sunny day can turn into in just minutes. You knew exactly what was coming and what they were headed into. Hope they found good shelter.
We used to do the wet towels by the doors, too, and cover every inlet into the houses to keep from breathing so much of the dust...and wrap ourselves in wet sheets when the power went out over night or sleep outside, just to be able survive the heat. You have some awesome memories and experiences.
It's pouring down rain right now...just started up again a few minutes ago.
