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Show 5500 Mendenhall- D 3510 Q Just describe them, please. A I think perhaps the sand storms on the San Juan in the bluff and Mexican Hat vicinity are a little more dense than on the Colorado, because the winds blow over a wider expanse of sandy desert, sand and silt desert. But in either case they will start to blow in the morning, as a rule, sometimes the winds will last for two or three days, but generally not so severe as if they only last a day. They will start about no sign of it, although there are no clouds in the sky. afternoon, and you will notice in the west a lightening of the air, and soon after that comes up the air begins to clear, and by dark it is perfectly clear again, the wind has sub-sided. Q What season of the year do you usually get the sand storms? A I think they are more common in the spring than any other time, although I have seen them in the latter part of the summer or early fall. |