A dust storm warning was issued in Lubbock Monday evening as large, thick clouds of dust, known as a haboob, formed across the area.

Dust storms hit Lubbock fast and hard. Here’s what the National Weather Service says to do if you’re caught in a haboob.

LUBBOCK, Texas (STORYFUL) - A haboob moved across Lubbock, Texas, on June 5, with a National Weather Service camera well placed to capture its progress. The service released time-lapse video ...

A haboob—an enormous, storm-born front of dust—was on its way. Matthew Cappucci, a meteorologist for The Washington Post, found himself face-to-face with the haboob.

Panikkath said the haboob that hit Lubbock in 2011 created some lung issues for four otherwise-healthy people he later observed for a study regarding the effects of the dust storm on the lungs.

Haboob is a 19th-century Arabic word that describes the kind of dust storms Lubbock occasionally gets. Its use by local media angered some online commenters for its ethnic connotation.

Figure 2. Screenshot of the NWS/Lubbock Facebook entry noting that a haboob was approaching Lubbock International Airport from the north at 6:57 pm CDT Sunday, May 29, 2016. Image credit: NWS/Lubbock.

As NWS meteorologist Jody James previously told Lubbock’s KCBD-TV, there is a difference between a haboob and a run-of-the-mill dust storm. “The differentiation between a haboob and just those ...

A motorist approaches an intersection southeast of Lubbock on Feb. 14. High winds kicked up a dust storm that blanketed parts of West Texas. (Mark Rogers For The Texas Tribune, Mark Rogers For The ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - At least two thunderstorms, 3 hailstorms and a haboob or dust storm with 70mph winds hit the Lubbock region yesterday. Meteorologist Matt Ernst calls it the perfect storm.

"Haboob northwest of Lubbock," the weather service warned. "If you must drive west of Lubbock, plan for near-zero visibility in blowing dust and strong winds of 50+ mph." ...