Black storm

Black storms, locally called Kali Andhi , Kali Nheri in South Asia (Hindi: काली आँधी, Punjabi: کالی نھیری, Urdu: کالی آندھی, literal meaning: Black Storm) are violent dust squalls that occur in the late-spring in the northwestern parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain region of the Indian Subcontinent.

For the American football team, see Los Angeles Black Storm.

A scene of Kali Andhi

They are usually brief, but they can block out the sun, drastically reduce visibility and cause property damage and injuries.^[1] They are a common precursor to the arrival of the monsoon in the northern plains. It is quite common in Punjab in the Cholistan and Thar deserts in Pakistan and Rajasthan in India.

References

1. Andhi (Kali Andhi), WeatherOnline, retrieved 21 June 2009, ... The Kali Andhi, or black storm is a violent, squally dust storm occuring [sic] in late spring in north-western India. The Andhi heralds the imminent arrival of the monsoon ...