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Dust Storm in the Great Plains

Severe winds kicked up dust across the central United States on October 18, 2012, closing highways and reminding locals of the Dust Bowl days.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Dust Storm in the Great Plains.

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz LANCE/EOSDIS MODIS Rapid Response Team, GSFC. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published October 20, 2012
Data acquired October 18, 2012