Sand Storm

Yesterday we experienced our first sandstorm. We were driving to St. George and the sand was blowing across the highway...great gobs of sand. In some places the visibility was obscured, but it never seemed to be dangerous. My neighbor sent me a picture of her backyard...and the mountains were completed gone.

This is what we usually see from the backyard

The sand "ate" the mountains. In addition, we have sand everywhere. The deck is covered in sand, there are little sand dunes inside the garage by the big door. The front porch is covered in sand. I have to wonder what it did to the paint on the truck as we were driving?