The haboob was generated by winds pushed forward ... Now, its typically used to describe "any" intense wind-driven sandstorm ...

People in the Barstow area said they saw a “massive sandstorm,” hundreds of feet ... blew through Las Vegas on Friday evening ...

A dust wall pushed by thunderstorms, also called a haboob, blew over the Phoenix area on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Haboobs are unexpected, unpredictable and can sweep ...