West Texas dust moves into Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas weather: March 4 afternoon forecast
FOX 4 meteorologist Dylan Federico takes a look back at this morning storms in North Texas and what to expect the rest of week.
After this morning's severe storms, many North Texans saw another strange sight in the sky.
Why is the sky orange?
What we know:
Dust from West Texas has made its way to Dallas Fort-Worth.
Cameras from our North Dallas tower camera show the orange dust over the city around 2 p.m.
The strong winds we are experiencing in North Texas carried the dust particles to our area.
Dallas weather: How strong were Tuesday's winds?
A haboob in West Texas kicked up the dust earlier this week.
The dust eventually moved out of the area.
Downtown Dallas - Bank of America Plaza North
Downtown Dallas - Bank of America Plaza South
North Dallas – Pinnacle Tower
Downtown Fort Worth – Burnett Plaza
DFW International Airport
What is a haboob?
Haboob is another name for a dust storm.
According to NOAA, it gets its name from the Arabic word "haab," which means wind or blow.
Intense downdrafts from nearby thunderstorms cause haboobs. Heavy rains or a collapsing thunderstorm can bring an enormous rush of cold air racing toward the ground. As the air hits the ground, it rushes outward -- think of what happens when you drop a water balloon, and it explodes on the ground sending water rushing out in all directions, only in this case, it's air rushing outward.
The front edge of the air rush — known as an outflow boundary — will scoop up a lot of the dust and dirt on the barren landscape and carry it along, creating what amounts to a dust front.
The Source: Information in this article comes from the FOX 4 weather team and tower cameras across North Texas. Information on haboobs comes from FOX Weather.