Unique Dust Storm

[Mad Aussie]

The winds have just hit up here in Brissy too and the sky is starting to dust up. They say it won't be as bad up here as Sydney way though thankfully.

This isn't a rare occurance though ... we get these dust storms from time to time. This one in the Sydney region is particularly bad though.

Here you see a gallery of images people have today this morning of the dust storm ... http://www.news.com.au/gallery/0,236...07150,00.html#

[Michaelaw]

Wondering about the color? Sand perhaps?

[Chantelle]

I think its the red dirt from the desert that is making it that colour. it was a lot redder earlier this morning. starting to clear up now, its not as orange, more brownys-dirty look. Winds are still very very high.

[Mad Aussie]

That's right ... it's from high winds over the inland deserts. It takes the right conditions to cause this but they do happen every couple of years somewhere in the country. Millions of tons of desert sand and dirt are sent out to sea. It's not as bad as it looks usually though. A quick car wash and things return to normal again afterwards.

Here in Brissy it's hit now also and it's a bland yellowish colouring here. As they said ... not as bad as Sydney copped.

[Chantelle]

yer thats no where near as what Sydney got! I had a look at those images you put a link to. incredible.

[Mad Aussie]

I think this one is the closest in colour to what we are seeing outside right now http://www.news.com.au/gallery/0,236...150-39,00.html

[Michaelaw]

So it's normal for you guys to get these storms?

[Chantelle]

oh ok, yea light orange-yellow colour.