Noun
haboob (plural haboobs)
A violent sandstorm or duststorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America.
Coordinate term: duster
A 2011 haboob The city averages approximately 300 days of sunshine, or over 85% of daylight hours per year, citation citation and receives scant rainfall -- the average annual total at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport being convert. Source: Internet
On June 3, 2014, a severe thunderstorm with powerful microbursts created a haboob that engulfed the city in sand and dust. Source: Internet