Series of images from the San Simon, AZ area of haboob and lightning. 12 July 2013
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Series of images from the San Simon, AZ area of haboob and lightning. 12 July 2013
San Simon Golden Light Haboob & Lightning (Day 2)
12 July 2013
All the images below were taken from the same location south of San Simon, Arizona.
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Horizontal lightning seemingly touching the advancing dust, which is taking on Haboob characteristics. Looking southeast from south of San Simon, AZ

From the same location, looking northeast at a distant cloud-to-ground flash with advancing dust storm in the foreground. The Peloncillo Mountains are seen here.

Another image in the same direction as the previous, but a little wider angle showing more storm structure above.

An amazing, branched cloud-to-ground flash looking northeast with an advancing dust storm about to overtake my location just south of San Simon, AZ

One of the last images I got of the approaching dust storm with the Dos Cabezas Mountains seen on the right.

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