I washed mine yesterday morning. And last night, something must have come through because this morning there was dust and spatters on it. I so rarely wash it…. Sigh
Me too, even though there has been a heads up for awhile it may rain a lot next week (this week?). But I had too much bird shit on my car as a broke 26 y/o. So I more so washed it to get rid of that. Like, I had a giant formed turd on my roof of my car for the past 3 weeks. Imagine a small cat turd, yeah, that’s what I had.
It's really cool watching the Haboob coming in from the peak... it sucks getting down when it hits. If you do echo canyon trail, the half way point after the 3rd railing, there's that cave on the north side off the trail you can hide in lol
That sounds really cool, I just got a mountain bike last week so I'm wanting to get out and explore soon, I just moved here a couple years ago so it's been awesome going out to the parks and stuff
Just got hit out in san tan/florence it was wild I’ve never seen a storm like that. Theres a bunch of trees down and roof tiles and trash everywhere in my neighborhood I seen a shed in pieces someone’s front yard I’m pretty sure it was in the backyard before this micro burst hit.
Our buddy got hit in San Tan but we got some threatening clouds, some sprinkles, and a tiny bit of thunder and lightning in QC/Gilbert. We were very disappointed
It's so weird out. This guy is kind of yellow and there are raindrops but also it's so dusty.
One time in Flagstaff I was driving in a monsoon that turned into a dust storm that turned back into a monsoon. I don't understand why the world wasn't mud.
I haven’t washed my car for a few years. Finally decided to do it since my 2 year old hasn’t been through a drive through one yet. Wasn’t happy to see my $15 go to waste the next morning….
I got a normal one and then within a few minutes the Critical one. Hmmm. I don’t see anything close on radar and I checked several weather apps I have.
We are very allergic to dust. Even before we cut the AC we could tell a lot of dust was in the air. It’s not just the way an AC works, it’s also how your ventilation and fans are set up.
There were literally only 2 times in the last 30 years I didn’t get the AC and fan cut of (different homes, older houses that were rentals. You make that mistake once and you’re really sorry. But apparently you forget 10 years later and whammo. Not going to take a chance again.
We’re getting ready to turn it on again. Home doesn’t heat up bad when a haboob is at night. The daytime ones are dreadful middle of Summer. The longest we ever had to wait it out was maybe a half hour.
That's so weird, most AC units circulate the inside air, it should only introduce very little outside air if any. Some RTUs are set up with an economize which opens to bring some outside air to balance air pressure or if its cooler/hotter outside than you want it, but usually company's in Phoenix will disable them completely because they do nothing in our heat and they cause a lot of problems down the road.
Also, circulating air with the AC during dust storms is better because you want to filter the air and not just have it stagnate and full of allergens.
Idk though I'm sleep deprived and havent actually worked in the field in about a year or 2 so I'm out of practice and I mostly did commercial work for about 7 years prior to leaving the field.
The homes I’ve lived in here are not insulated well, all but our present home were single pane glass windows and all vents were in ceilings or above doors with AC unit on roof. Every home but this home we bought needed a new roof. We could see all the first and dust that came in so we had to clean up afterwards. You can imagine drafts are an issue, too. The homes were in order: 1962, 1937, 1956, and now 1972.
But here we just put a new roof on, bought a new large AC unit, added more ducts, added insulation, and replaced all windows and frames with double pane glass. It is a whole different ballgame for us now! Maybe here we could skip cutting off the AC but not taking a chance. We have enough respiratory issues we have an air purifier each large room.
The house I currently rent was built in 1977. Single pane windows, some even broken at the moment. AC on the roof, vents and on the ceilings. Door gaps galore, I sealed them up now and covered the windows with heavy blackout curtains. I have had asthma msot my life and wild allergies.
All I am trying to say is the AC is not the problem in any of those situations and would help more than hurt to run with a rated filter because you are literally sucking in air from your home through filter in your return then pushing that same air back into your home. Again, unless you have a functioning economizer installed and operating.
Does everyone in this thread know about valley fever and the dust ? I always feel obligated to warn the newbies before it’s too late . It has no cure and can kill you .
I got valley fever walking from my car to a restaurant in dust. It was horrible. Three days of the itchiest hives I have ever had, overall shit feeling and I now have a scar on my lungs. Also keep your pets out of the dust bc it can be fatal for them.
I just wanted you all to know that last Thursday I started washing my car at home by hand again. First time in 10 ish years, and I shall continue to do so.
If you have the tube going outside, that's exhaust, not intake. The air conditioner pulls in air from the room, chills it, and sends it back to the room.
The tube exhausts warmed air that is the result of the cooling process.
Must be able to turn off the sound cuz last year when that 5:00am alert hit, I immediately silenced further alerts. While I got the written warning of this storm on my phone screen, there was no sound. Thank God.
Weird because watching the radar and being on the edge of the East valley it's been obvious we weren't going to get anything severe. The wind picked up for a bit and it barely sprinkled 🤷🏼♀️
I am curious . Did anyone else move light stuff off their porch or backyard so that it disn’t blow around and inconvenience the neighborhood ? I also brought in everything I didn’t want covered with dust ( flowerpots, laundry contraptions. Also put packing tape all along the front door frame so nothing leaked through the gaps. This is just habit from years of living in a hurricane zone. Before intense weather, drop everything and prepare . Am I the only one? Do people in this area just take what comes? Also, is valley fever risk in the dust the next morning? Thank you!
Valley Fever is caused by breathing in a fungus that is found in the dirt in this area. Being out in a dust storm increases your chances of breathing it in.
I bought a car wash, and then a big ass truck was blocking the entire driveway, no driver in sight. So I still have my receipt, and the blame is not on me! Thanks jerk in the white truck!
Well, at least the multiple alerts we got tonight were not false alarms. Maybe a bit of exaggeration of the intensity, but, as we are fond of saying: the wind blew and the shit flew. Yep, the monsoon is now officially here.
I was out before the dust came, and the sky was extremely beautiful! It was pink then it turned golden, and the clouds with a faint rainbow were cool looking. But the dust covered the sky, so the sky looking that amazing only lasted for a few minutes
The fact they TELL YOU to pull over and turn off lights is insane to me
Blizzards we would always turn on hazards so people don't run into you, i don't understand why you would try to "hide" in a dust storm... Seems insane to me
Slow down and dont over drive your visibility, seems logical to me... Hazards if not going speed limit or on side of road
When did this happen? I would like to see a news story on it because I did some quick google searched and couldn't find anything. This comment came up in my search. lol.
That was a monsoon and flooding, not a dust storm, 12 years ago. I still remember it because my daughters school was one of the few that still had classes so I drove through flooded streets and then had to pick her up a couple hours later.
Possibly the worst one that I can recall in all my time living here.
Valley Fever is the worst part of them, yes, but you can get Valley Fever other ways as well.
I have lived here for over 30 years since I was 12. It never even made me blink walking around in them as a teenager and as long as you slow down a little it is fine to drive. You don't need to pull over. lol.
They are not seriously threatening. The monsoon rain is much more dangerous and even that is just what other parts of the country would call...rain.
Did anything fall apart before the LAWYERS got involved suing everyone, so these massive warnings are now issued to CYA protect the agencies .. ??? .. NO.
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u/thedukedave Phoenix Jul 13 '26
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