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[[File:Aandhi(typhoon).jpg|thumb|right|200px|A scene of Kali Andhi]]<br />
'''Black storms''', locally called '''Kali Andhi''' in South Asia ({{lang-hi|काली आँधी}}, {{lang-ur|{{nq|کالی آندھی}}}}, literal meaning: ''Black Storm'') are violent dust [[squall]]s that occur in the late-spring in the northwestern parts of the [[Indo-Gangetic Plain]] region of the [[Indian Subcontinent]].<br />
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They are usually brief, but they can block out the sun, drastically reduce visibility and cause property damage and injuries.<ref name="wol2009a">{{Citation | title=Andhi (Kali Andhi) | publisher=WeatherOnline | accessdate = 2009-06-21 | url=http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wind/The-Andhi.htm | quote=... The Kali Andhi, or black storm is a violent, squally dust storm {{sic|occuring}} in late spring in north-western India. The Andhi heralds the imminent arrival of the monsoon ...}}</ref> They are a common precursor to the arrival of the [[monsoon]] in the northern plains. It is quite common in southern [[Punjab]], in the [[Cholistan Desert|Cholistan]] and [[Thar Desert|Thar deserts]] in Pakistan and [[Rajasthan]] in India.<br />
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