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       October 19, 2011

　

(CNN Student News) -- October 19, 2011 Storm of Dust AZUZ: Call it the perfect dust storm. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ (voice-over): These weren`t rain clouds rolling into Lubbock, Texas, though heaven knows rain is needed there. The Texas drought is part of the reason why this 8,000-foot dust cloud descended on Monday. Extra dry soil plus a cold front joined forces here. The cloud blew in on winds as fast as 75 miles per hour, taking down trees and causing some minor damage. It also coated everything around in dirt and dust. Texas` summer wildfires factored into this, too. Plants that normally would have held soil in place had burned up. (END VIDEO CLIP)