A dust cloud from the Sahara Desert blanketing regions from Jamaica to the eastern Caribbean is expected to reach Florida and the Gulf region of the United States this week.

The cloud, also called a dust plume, extended around 2,000 miles, reaching most of the Caribbean on Monday. The dust should hit Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi late this week and remain throughout the weekend, AccuWeather’s lead hurricane expert Alex DaSilva told the Associated Press .

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“It’s very impressive,” DaSilva said.

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