photo courtesy of the Amarillo Public Library archive

April 14, 1935

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In the midst of a severe drought stretching across the entire country, during a time when the nation’s economy was already down, the High Plains were hit with a dust storm so strong that April 14, 1935, was dubbed “Black Sunday.” The daylight faded to dark as the dirt and dust blew across the barren Panhandle. The fine soil created a blizzard effect and it was so thick that people reported being unable to see more than five feet in front of them.