Sand Storm

I don't think we've experienced a true sand storm in Bahrain.  The closest I've come is a sand/dust storm my first year here.  During that one, I had to close my eyes while outside or particles of would get in them.  Its kind of like being at the beach on a windy day, except visibility is down to less than a couple meters and if you leave your windows open absolutely everything gets covered in a fine layer of dust.

However, this last weekend, we did get the tail end of a sand-storm coming off the Arabian peninsula.  I was sent this video taken on Friday (I think) by some guys in Kuwait.  It's quite an amazing and dramatic video.

This picture was also posted on the NASA website earlier this week.  You can see the sand blowing off the UAE into the Persian (Arabian?) Gulf.