Video: Massive wall of flying dirt known as 'haboob' hits Texas

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Thursday, June 6, 2019
Massive wall of dirt known as a 'haboob' barrels through Texas: Video
DANGEROUS HABOOB: The massive wall of dirt hit Lubbock at 61 mph, leaving some places with zero visibility.

LUBBOCK, Texas -- A rare wall of dirt known as a "haboob" blasted Lubbock, Texas Wednesday evening at 60 mph.

The video above shows the massive wall of dirt barreling toward Abilene, Texas.

Haboob's are sometimes seen in the western United States, but are a rare sight in Texas.

The National Weather Service reported a wind gust at 61 miles per hour south of Wolfforth as the wind storm hit Lubbock.

They also reported that some areas of Lubbock experienced zero visibility.

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