The SAL can extend from about 5,000 to 20,000 feet in altitude and stretch across thousands of miles. It's often carried by strong easterly winds known as the African Easterly Jet, which acts like ...

African Easterly Jet: Strong winds in the Saharan Air Layer (25-55 mph or 10-25 meters per second) can substantially increase the vertical wind shear in and around the storm environment. This ...

The African Easterly Jet, which usually has strong winds that help transport the dust westwards, was relatively weak this June, letting more amount of dust accumulate.

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The vast plume of dust that originated over the African continent June 7 reached the Gulf Coast states Thursday, after traveling more than 5,000 miles across the Atlantic, C… ...

Strong winds in the Saharan dust layer of about 25-55 mph, referred to as an “African easterly jet” by forecasters, substantially increase the vertical wind shear in and around the storm ...

Strong winds in the Saharan dust layer of about 25-55 mph, referred to as an “African easterly jet” by forecasters, substantially increase the vertical wind shear in and around the storm ...

As a layer of Saharan dust continues its nearly 5,000-mile trek westward from off the coast of Africa, National Weather Service meteorologists said Florida could see a reduced chance of tropical ...