Iraq Sand Storm
04-28-2005, 12:28 PM
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Iraq Sand Storm Here are some pics from a huge sand storm in Iraq a friend sent to me. I've never seen anything like it before. Pretty amazing.
http://www.lopezracing.com/images/20...IraqSandStorm/
Dont think its a repost, apologize if it is.
http://www.lopezracing.com/images/20...IraqSandStorm/
Dont think its a repost, apologize if it is.
04-28-2005, 12:34 PM
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i have never seen anything like that before, very serious looking. It looks an avalanche of sand..the wind blowing that sand can probably tear clothing to shreds huh?
04-28-2005, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by EvilTA
Damn! Look like something from THE MUMMY movies!
Exactly, that is what I was thinking. All we need is for someone to photoshop a face on the front.
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Yeah those were taken on a base in Alasad (ALL-A-SOD)....I am in balad, we have had two sand storms but NOTHING like that....LOL
That is some pretty insane ****. BUt at least they saw it coming. I work nights so we dont get to see what's coming or not....LMAO
Best take a shower after that one....
That is some pretty insane ****. BUt at least they saw it coming. I work nights so we dont get to see what's coming or not....LMAO
Best take a shower after that one....
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been there done that but i was at prince sultan airbase (psab)saudia arabia. the storm lasted about 30 mins and i was stuck on the taxiway at the hold lines waiting for clearance to cross the runway and the storm came out of nowhere scared me shitless.
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I dont know if its the same storm but yesterday a pretty strong sand storm hit us in Bahrain too.. it was something we have never seen before..
i was driving around and all of a sudden it got really windy! i attached a really bad quality picture i took with my phone cam of this palm tree that fell on a car parked next to its house that i saw while driving back home..
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i was driving around and all of a sudden it got really windy! i attached a really bad quality picture i took with my phone cam of this palm tree that fell on a car parked next to its house that i saw while driving back home..
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Originally Posted by SebastianLopezJr
Here are some pics from a huge sand storm in Iraq a friend sent to me. I've never seen anything like it before. Pretty amazing.
http://www.lopezracing.com/images/20...IraqSandStorm/
Dont think its a repost, apologize if it is.
http://www.lopezracing.com/images/20...IraqSandStorm/
Dont think its a repost, apologize if it is.
Kyle