The cloud which is also known as the Saharan Air Layer, blew across the Atlantic Ocean and up through the southeastern U.S. billowing over states including Georgia, the Carolina's and Texas before settling over us in Missouri and Kansas this weekend.
Air quality across most of the region fell to record “hazardous” levels and experts who nicknamed the event the “Godzilla dust cloud” warned people to stay indoors and use air filters if they have one and this could affect people with respiratory conditions.
The mass of extremely dry and dusty air known as the Saharan Air Layer forms over the Sahara Desert and moves across the North Atlantic every three to five days from late spring to early fall, peaking in late June to mid-August.
Experts state that the size and concentration of this particular dust storm hasn't been seen in over a half of a century.
While you likely won’t be able to see the dust when the cloud arrives, you can anticipate a hazy afternoon sky and vivid sunsets of vibrant reds and oranges.
