Wednesday, August 19, 2020

How a dust storm is created

My son took some fascinating video of a big dust storm that was forming in Eloy yesterday.  It looks like 3-5 mini tornadoes as they suck up the dirt from the open desert floor.  It's not a full haboob yet as it is just sucking up the dirt.  You can see the cloud gradually getting bigger.

When the storm hit, Eloy was without power for about three hours.  Plenty of trees down, debris scattered, etc. but this one didn't really hit Casa Grande.


Still no relief in sight from this HOT weather.  It is wearing on us!


Some of our summer residents are complaining about the appearance of our golf course and the park in general.  Please have patience and some understanding of what this summer has been like with the extreme temperatures and absolutely no measurable amount of rain in four months.

Because of the Covid issue, part of our crews were laid off or furloughed for several weeks limiting the amount of work that could be accomplished.  Palm Creek is a lovely place to call home.  Just give it some time to get back up after a tough summer.