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National Weather Service: Northwest Iowa hit by derecho Thursday night

National Weather Service: Northwest Iowa hit by derecho Thursday night
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE STORM THAT COVERED FAR NORTHWEST, IOWA IN THIS INCREDIBLEUS DT CLOUD WAS A DIRECT SHOW. THIS IS ETH THIRD CONFIEDRM TO RACHEL SINCE 2020. WHAT CAUSED IT WAS EVEN MORE? RARE, THE WALL OF DUST IS CALLED A HABOOB. IT’S NORMALLY SEEN IN THE DESERTS OF
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National Weather Service: Northwest Iowa hit by derecho Thursday night
The National Weather Service confirms northwest Iowa was hit by a derecho Thursday night. The derecho produced a massive dust storm in Lyon County, called a Haboob. A Haboob is a wall of dust pushed out along a thunderstorm by high-speed downdraft winds.Haboobs can happen anywhere, but are normally seen in the southwestern U.S.More news:

The National Weather Service confirms northwest Iowa was hit by a derecho Thursday night.

The derecho produced a massive dust storm in Lyon County, called a Haboob.

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A Haboob is a wall of dust pushed out along a thunderstorm by high-speed downdraft winds.

Haboobs can happen anywhere, but are normally seen in the southwestern U.S.

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