Dust and sand storms are common in the Middle East, where the Arabic word "haboob" comes from. In Arizona, the word has come to mean a powerful dust storm with a rolling wall of dust.

The same Santa Ana winds spreading wildfire across southern California are blowing the smoke over the Pacific Ocean, not into Arizona.

KINGMAN, AZ (AZFamily) — High rollers may live in Vegas, but they might be covered in dust on Friday night, courtesy of a ...

A weather disturbance from Mexico moved into Arizona Tuesday morning, possibly providing additional lift and instability for the storm development. A Blowing Dust Advisory was in effect for the ...

that will only allow more areas to be vulnerable to the stronger dust storms that we have here currently in Arizona.

But with the east-to-west wind flow related to the Santa Ana winds, what we're seeing is dust particles rather than smoke. Arizona firefighters deployed to help:California blazes swallow over ...