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A dust storm and and ice storm are two completely different things. A dust storm occurs when a strong wind occurs over an area with loose soil, usually a desert, creating a massive, fast-moving cloud of dust. An ice storm involves freezing rain which occurs when supercooled rain (rain that remains liquid below the freezing point) strikes the ground and other objects that are below freezing. These raindrops freeze on impact, coating everything they land on with a layer of ice. When a large amount of freezing rain falls it is called an ice storm. In these cases the weight of the ice can bring down tree limbs and power lines.

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