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VIDEO: Haboob Sweeps Through Las Cruces

Haboob over Las Cruces - June 24, 2017
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Photo courtesy: Robert Paquette

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwqL76v4whY

This video, posted to YouTube by Robert Paquette, shows quite a sight over Las Cruces on June 24.  It's a haboob, an intense dust storm associated with the arrival of a weather front.  In this case, it was a cold front moving into the area that dramatically reduced temperatures.