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Down Under
Dust storm blankets Australian town in orange
2018-02-21
[BBC] An Australian town has been hit by a dust storm that covered the outback community in orange dust.

The storm swept through Charleville in south-west Queensland on Tuesday, knocking down trees and causing minor damage.

The scene prompted many residents to post photos and videos on social media.

Authorities said recent weather conditions had allowed strong winds to pick and spread dirt from the region.

"We do see a fair few dust events through the western parts of Queensland because it is such a dry and hot place, but it's definitely one of the more impressive events of the last few years," said Harry Clark, from Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.

He estimated the dust storm was about 200km (124 miles) wide. It recorded winds of up to 96km/h (60pmh), while visibility at the local airport was reduced to about 200m.
Posted by:Besoeker

#6  For those of you who have not been in one, they are crazy weird.

And if they hit a storm front, it rains mud. Very unpleasant to drive in, among other things.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2018-02-21 18:46  

#5  
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-02-21 17:36  

#4  Skidmark, as my uncle from the area used to say "Shades of Hammond".

His joke being that it was only one shade.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2018-02-21 16:53  

#3  When oaks on each other come callin',
In gardens and parks, what's that fallin'?
Okay, it's not rusty,
Depressin' or dusty,
But pollen on cars is appallin'.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2018-02-21 16:46  

#2  We had dust storms in Enid, Oklahoma back in the 50's.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2018-02-21 16:05  

#1  Ah, I'm reminded of the sweet days of my youth in Chicago's steel mill ghetto on the south side of Lake Michigan. Iron Oxide from the mills would fall as rain and coat everything brown. Brown houses, snow, rain, brown cars, trees, streets and birds.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-02-21 08:53  

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