Unique Dust Storm

[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?

[Mad Aussie]

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

Well yes ... and no. We might get a couple a year or none for several years here in Brissy. Usually though I think somewhere in this vast country a dust storm hits a city every year or so.

[Chantelle]

oh ok, yea light orange-yellow colour.

[corporallouis]

This even made the Provincial news way up here. This stuff must wreak havoc on any air filters. Should make for some spectacular sunsets as soon as it clears off.

[AcadieLibre]

Love the colour in the photo, I have seen many from the dust storm there and that is as good as any I have seen. Would be nice to photograph but must be horrid to clean up after one so massive passes through.

[Mad Aussie]

The dust storm was gone by morning. We woke to a beautiful, cloudless, blue sky and no wind.

On the news last night they warned us they are predicting a 2nd dust storm to hit over the weekend.