It’s not enough that Africa sends us all those hurricanes and tropical depressions. Now, the continent is sending Florida a Saharan sandstorm.

Though forecasters think the sandstorm will do little more than dazzle up the sunsets, it could tickle the throats of people with respiratory problems. The cloud of dust, which is about the size of the continental United States, originated in the Sahara Desert and could be over Florida early this week.

“This is not going to be a tremendous event, but it will be kind of interesting,” said Jim Lushine, a severe weather expert with Miami’s weather bureau.

But on the bright side, it’s speculated that such sandstorms prevent the formation of tropical storms. If so, bring on the dust!