Sandstorm

A sandstorm was a strong wind which blew particles of sand. They usually occurred in deserts.

In the Sahara Desert, an alien camel's space pod created a sandstorm to frighten the local Bedouin tribes, who believed the storm to be a djinn. The Eleventh Doctor and Clara Oswald investigated and exposed the true nature of the storm. (COMIC: Sandblasted)

In the 9th century, the Fifth Doctor and Hason were caught in a sandstorm in Sudan. (AUDIO: The Destroyer of Delights)

In 1289, Susan Foreman, Ping-Cho and Tegana were caught in a sandstorm in the Gobi Desert. Marco Polo said that the Gobi sandstorms sometimes sounded like musical instruments being played, or many people talking at once, or a familiar voice calling one's name. Polo believed that his horses could sense the coming of a sandstorm. (TV: Marco Polo)

In 1930, the Eleventh Doctor, Clara and Amy Johnson were caught in a sandstorm in Iraq. (COMIC: A Wing and a Prayer)

Sandstorms were helpful to the crews of sandminers since they brought heavier and more valuable minerals to the surface. Storm Mine 4 had encountered one such sandstorm when the Fourth Doctor and Leela arrived. (TV: The Robots of Death)

In 200,000, sandstorms on the New Venus archipelago resulted in two hundred deaths. (TV: The Long Game)

On Aridius, the First Doctor and Barbara Wright were caught in a sandstorm in the Sagarro Desert while looking for Ian Chesterton and Vicki. The storm also buried the TARDIS and a Dalek which was looking for them. (TV: The Chase)

The planet Karris frequently had sandstorms, which made it difficult to transmat there. (PROSE: Shining Darkness)

The planet Posadise frequently had sandstorms, which the native Posadians relied on to keep their cities clean of debris. (COMIC: A Mess of Trouble)

In the Divergent Universe, the Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard and C'rizz were caught in a sandstorm in the Eutermes zone on Bortresoye. (AUDIO: The Creed of the Kromon)