This has led to what is often called “dirty rain": rainwater mixed with airborne dust particles, leaving behind a layer of grime on vehicles, windows and other surfaces.

Dust particles from the Southern Plains were carried by upper level winds to several Midwest states. That dust 'attached' to the rain and snow that fell in the last 24 hours and ended up on our cars!" ...

Did you notice the dust/dirt outside? COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Many of you have emailed, called and messaged into the Storm Team 4 weather center tonight mentioning your dirty vehicles and ask… ...

Parts of Florida are experiencing 'dirty rain'. It's a strange phenomenon that isn't all that strange, according to meteorologists.

The tiny particles found their way into food, furniture, and people’s lungs. ‘When those dust storms blew and you were out in them, well, you spit out dirt,’ Imogene Glover, of Kansas, told PBS.

MIAMI – A large wave of Saharan dust making its way across the Atlantic Basin is forecast to arrive in the U.S. later this week, impacting the Southeast with hazy skies and “dirty rain ...

The Saharan Air Layer reached Florida on Wednesday evening (Picture: Sharilyn Neidhardt) A massive cloud of Saharan dust has begun sweeping over South Florida and threatens to bring ‘dirty rain ’.

Smoke and dust particles over the Carolinas Saturday morning I've also checked in with airnow.gov to see if air quality would be an issue, and it doesn't appear as though it will be Saturday.

And yet, a layer of Saharan dust can make it to Central Florida. In the late spring, summer and early fall times, a cloud of dry, dusty air forms over the Sahara desert.

But, while the droplets "won't kill you," DaSilva does advise people not to drink the dirty rain. If a heavy concentration of dust is brought over and stays in the lower levels of the atmosphere ...