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Some Texans going nuts again over weather word 'haboob'

 

A certain type of Texan is freaking out about haboobs again. Summer must be here.

The freakout is not caused by the arrival of the massive dust clouds. Instead, each year a furor seems to arise about the meteorological term’s Arabic origins.

The National Weather Service in Lubbock warned on Facebook of a haboob approaching the local airport. A few commenters — who seemed to harbor a touch of xenophobia — didn’t like the use of the Arabic-borne word

Sharla Southerland Hamil wrote: “In over 50 yrs of my life that had been a sand storm. We live in Texas which is in the US not the middle east.”

Brenda Daffern didn’t hold back in her attack on the NWS: “In Texas, nimrod, this is called a sandstorm. We've had them for years! If you would like to move to the Middle East you can call this a haboob. While you reside here, call it a sandstorm. We Texans will appreciate you.”

Katie Smith’s comment took on a more conspiratorial tone:

“Do we care if the rest of the world laughs at a Texan???? It has been a sandstorm all of my life and only became a Haboob in the last 8 years!!”

In a way, Smith’s point of view is easy to understand. The word seemed to explode into our collective consciousness in the past decade, thanks certainly in part to the rise of the Internet and the age of Internet outrage.

But “haboob,” as meteorologist Dan Satterfield pointed out, has been around for some time. Satterfield referred to a 1925 paper in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society called "Haboobs."

Satterfield brought this up in 2014 – another time a Lubbock forecaster’s use of the word “haboob” set off viewers. The New York Time wrote about an outcry in Arizona, where one resident wrote the local Phoenix paper to say: “I am insulted that local TV news crews are now calling the kind of storm a haboob. How do they think our soldiers feel coming back to Arizona and hearing some Middle Eastern term?”

Many of our favorite weather terms (and much of English in general) come from other languages. The Washington Post helpfully points to El Niño, tornado and tsunami as examples.

After all that back-and-forth over the last several years, most people seem to have a handle on the use of the term “haboob” as well. On the Lubbock NWS Facebook page, a Texas woman named Teresa Mayfield Jackson explains the differencebetween a “haboob” (a quick moving “wall of dirt”) and a “dust storm” (a longer lasting swirling bowl of dust).

It’s the most liked comment on the page.



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My favorite was "It has been a sandstorm all of my life and only became a Haboob in the last 8 years."



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It figures that it happened in Lubbock.

And, that's all I'm going to say about that!wink



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Is Lubbock predominately muslim?

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FNW wrote:

Is Lubbock predominately muslim?

No, FNW.

Lubbock, is the armpit of Texas. (IMHO)

I would only send one of my children to college there, as punishment. 

I would move back to Ohio in a nano second, before I'd move to Lubbock.wink



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I didn't realize this would be an Anti-Muslim thing. I just figured it was because little kids would giggle and say "he said B00B!" and then spend the rest of the day walking around going "boobooboobooboob" and giggling.

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Is Lubbock predominately muslim?

No, FNW.

Lubbock, is the armpit of Texas. (IMHO)

I would only send one of my children to college there, as punishment. 

I would move back to Ohio in a nano second, before I'd move to Lubbock.wink

According to the Real Housewives of Dallas, Plano is the least desirable place in Texas.  They use it as a put down.  That's so Plano.  You're acting Plano. 



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What a bunch of boobs

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I didn't realize this would be an Anti-Muslim thing. I just figured it was because little kids would giggle and say "he said B00B!" and then spend the rest of the day walking around going "boobooboobooboob" and giggling.

 Funny, I thought the same thing.

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lubbock is an armpit--so is plano--and amarillo--and houston for sure--would not go there for the Second Coming



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I first heard the word from chef.

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lubbock is an armpit--so is plano--and amarillo--and houston for sure--would not go there for the Second Coming

 I had a layover in Forth Worth once, I honestly don't recall much about that city. confuse Nothing of note.



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Lexxy wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
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Is Lubbock predominately muslim?

No, FNW.

Lubbock, is the armpit of Texas. (IMHO)

I would only send one of my children to college there, as punishment. 

I would move back to Ohio in a nano second, before I'd move to Lubbock.wink

According to the Real Housewives of Dallas, Plano is the least desirable place in Texas.  They use it as a put down.  That's so Plano.  You're acting Plano. 

What?! Whats wrong with Plano?

Also, Lubbock is the worst.  



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Oh good gosh, what the heck is wrong with "sand storm"?

They need to keep it simple instead of adding drama to the weather.

Oh, wait...

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C'mon...hab00b is neat to say...Like "Skippyjon Jones!"

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I like that word. I like Tsunami too instead of tidal wave.

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"It's a sandstorm, not some Arab word thing" wasn't exactly the issue I was expecting when I opened this thread. LOL.

I, like others, was expecting uproar over the "boob" in "haboob".

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In AZ, dust storms and haboobs are not the same.

A coworker and I referred to them as haboobies.

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chef wrote:

In AZ, dust storms and haboobs are not the same.

A coworker and I referred to them as haboobies.

 You almost make me want to visit AZ...almost!

I remember the photos you posted.

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just Czech wrote:

Oh good gosh, what the heck is wrong with "sand storm"?

They need to keep it simple instead of adding drama to the weather.

Oh, wait...

 My thoughts, too.



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Tangerine wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
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Is Lubbock predominately muslim?

No, FNW.

Lubbock, is the armpit of Texas. (IMHO)

I would only send one of my children to college there, as punishment. 

I would move back to Ohio in a nano second, before I'd move to Lubbock.wink

According to the Real Housewives of Dallas, Plano is the least desirable place in Texas.  They use it as a put down.  That's so Plano.  You're acting Plano. 

What?! Whats wrong with Plano?

Also, Lubbock is the worst.  

I have no idea.  I just saw it on RHWD.   



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flan327 wrote:
chef wrote:

In AZ, dust storms and haboobs are not the same.

A coworker and I referred to them as haboobies.

 You almost make me want to visit AZ...almost!

I remember the photos you posted.

flan

Make sure you bring a jacket. It's going to be frigid this weekend. A paltry 118.



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chef wrote:
flan327 wrote:
chef wrote:

In AZ, dust storms and haboobs are not the same.

A coworker and I referred to them as haboobies.

 You almost make me want to visit AZ...almost!

I remember the photos you posted.

flan

Make sure you bring a jacket. It's going to be frigid this weekend. A paltry 118.

 I'd probably freeze to death!

flan



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flan327 wrote:
chef wrote:
flan327 wrote:
chef wrote:

In AZ, dust storms and haboobs are not the same.

A coworker and I referred to them as haboobies.

 You almost make me want to visit AZ...almost!

I remember the photos you posted.

flan

Make sure you bring a jacket. It's going to be frigid this weekend. A paltry 118.

 I'd probably freeze to death!

flan

 But, if you want to see a haboobie in person, you'll have to wait till July ... when it's 118 (on average) every day rather than just the weekend.



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