Saharan dust is actually simply a cloud of dust from the Saharan desert that travels across the Atlantic Ocean to South Florida. “It is a normal situation.

Saharan dust is expected to hit the Texas Gulf Coast by Sunday, becoming the most irritating to sensitive eyes and noses by early next week.

Debra Lujan This is a picture of a "storm with dust devils moving westward from Las Cruces today at 3:30" today, Lujan commented. We are currently under an ABC-7 First Alert.

The next round of Saharan dust is likely to move toward the Texas Gulf Coast by Sunday, becoming the most concentrated early next week.

A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy mass hit North America a week later.