A sandstorm is a wind storm that carries sand through hot, electrically charged air. The air becomes filled with dust and sand particles. usually swirling about no higher than 3-15 meters. Sandstorm speeds exceed 16 kilometers per hour and usually die out within three to five hours. In the Sahara Desert the khamsin wind(meaning 50-day wind) continuously blows across the desert, from March until May. This is a typical time for winds and sandstorms. They usually come out of nowhere, blowing dust and sand into villages and the homes of nomadic tribes. It is almost impossible for villagers to walk about during these sandstorms since visibility is almost zero. The sky is filled with millions of particles of swirling fine grain sand. The experience is terrible as sand gets inside your nose and mouth, and it is terribly upsetting for camels, donkeys and other animals Tornadoes In the United States, a much different kind