Dust Storm - 5th by Kathy Witt https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm en-us 2016-09-21 20:42:41 UTC 2025-11-01 16:42:04 UTC hello@padlet.com What is the definition of a dust storm? christa_martin1 https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125806900 A dust storm is a strong, turbulent wind that carries clouds of fine dust, soil, and sand over a large area. ]]> 2016-09-22 17:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125806900 Is there a ranking system or a scale that measures the storm? debra_hefner https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125807255 Beaufort wind scale measures the wind knots, which would be equivalent to miles per hour, and classification of the storm and also states whether the storm took place over water or land]]> 2016-09-22 17:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125807255 Describe the most deadly storm mckell_meneses https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125808034            Black Sunday 
          (Black Blizzard)
Date: April 14, 1935
Location: Great Plains States
Death Toll: 17
Destruction: Displaced 300 million tons of topsoil
Time to Recover: Around 10 years]]> 2016-09-22 17:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125808034 What causes a dust storm? mckell_meneses https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125808855 Dust storms are caused by strong winds blowing over loose soil or sand, and picking up so much of that material that visibility is greatly reduced.]]> 2016-09-22 17:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125808855 Where are dust storms most common?  christa_martin1 https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125809043 Dust storms can occur any place where there is wind and exposed dirt like a desert. The most common places are dry and arid regions such as Africa's Sahara desert and the Asian Gobi desert. ]]> 2016-09-22 17:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125809043 Describe the most recent storm.  debra_hefner https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125812576 On August 22, 2016 a dust storm swept through Phoenix, Arizona. While there was no destruction or deaths, it did cause a major inconvenience at the Sky Harbor Airport. Visibility at SHA was reduced to a quater mile with winds gusting at 60 mph, delaying 16 flights that day. ]]> 2016-09-22 17:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125812576 How often do these storms happen? Is there a certain time of year?  felicitymann https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125813303 Dust storms occur frequently, but they are unpredictable. Dust storms usually arrive without warning in advance, in the form of a big wall of dust and debris. ]]> 2016-09-22 17:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/125813303 Describe the most destructive (to land, not including deaths of humans). (Date, location, death toll, destruction estimate, time needed to recover, etc.)  felicitymann https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/126079444 The most destructive dust storm was "Black Sunday" it happened April 14, 1935. It was located in the Great Plains States. The death toll was a total of 17 people. It  Displaced about 300 million tons of topsoil, which was the destruction estimate. It took about 10 years to recover from the "Black Sunday" dust storm. ]]> 2016-09-23 17:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/126079444 Dust storm takes over Arizona wedding.  debra_hefner https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/126448128 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0_eR0PmDXfs (you can fast forward to 1:00)]]> 2016-09-26 17:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_duststorm/wish/126448128