Black Sunday (storm)

The "Black Sunday" dust storm approaches Spearman in northern Texas, April 14, 1935.

Black Sunday refers to a very bad dust storm that happened on April 14, 1935. The storm happened as part of the Dust Bowl.^[1] It was one of the worst dust storms in American history. It caused a lot of economic and agricultural damage.^[2] It is estimated to have moved 300 million tons of topsoil from the prairie area in the US.^[3]

References

1. "The Black Sunday Dust Storm of 14 April 1935". National Weather Service: Norman, Oklahoma Weather Forecast Office. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
2. "Black Sunday: April 14, 1935". PBS. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
3. Black Blizzard, History Channel documentary.