What It
Looks Like When a
Massive Dust Storm Swallows Tehran



A
Massive Dust Storm hit Iran's capital city of
Tehran on Monday, turning the skies black as night.
The
Dust storm, commonly called a "haboob" across the Middle East, left three dead and 27 injured,
according to the Iranian Students News Agency
The skies over Tehran suddenly turned black as a wall of sand hit the city from the west, my wife called me to come home "**w"
— Thomas Erdbrink (@ThomasErdbrink) June 2, 2014
According to
The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang, weather conditions changed rapidly as the
Storm hit Tehran.
It was 91 degrees and sunny at 5 p.m. local time, and 66 degrees with 35 mph one hour later.
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