Here is a part of an email I received today:
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weather report...
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 9:32 PM

Greetings from the playa where I am happy and well and holed up in my
car. I dont want this to deter anyone from coming, as it's still a
blast - but..batten down the hatches kids, cause the wind is the worst
I've seen in the 12 years I have been coming here.

For those of you around when the big wind hit last year and took our
camp down, that is the way it has been the bulk of the time - really that
windy, mostly non stop. The airstream is shaking and rocking and my
tent is tied to every rack and bumper and hitch the truck & airstream have,
and I'm still unsure if it's going to hold up (one pole already snapped).

The white out's are lasting a long time, some well over 5 hours. I
hear it has been like this for weeks, dont know if it will continue
through the event. but the green man is about nature, so be prepared for the
force of nature to remind us how small we are! The good news is that
it's warm thus far, even in the middle of the night.
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So be sure you've got your goggles and a stack of extra breathing masks,
and you may want to bring an extra air filter for your vehicle to use on the
way home.

And in case you might think a little dust storm on the playa can't be a
little intimidating, you might want to take a look at Bruce Damer's account
of the Condition Alpha that took place just after the 2002 event ended. It's
at: www.damer.com/pictures/ev...haguide.html