And Now, Central New South Wales Hit By Massive Dust Storms, Blotting Out The Sun

[hatrack]

Damaging winds produced by thunderstorms across central New South Wales have whipped up dust storms that turned daytime into night in some towns. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a series of severe thunderstorm warnings on Sunday evening for inland NSW with the associated winds generating massive dust clouds.

Videos posted to social media showed dust storms descending on Dubbo and nearby towns that were so thick they blocked out the sun.

"

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

A gust of 94 km/h was recorded at Parkes about 6.30pm while a gust of 107 km/h was recorded at Dubbo about 7.45pm, the bureau said. A bureau meteorologist, Rose Barr, said Sunday’s significant rain was concentrated across central and northern parts of the state on, and east, of the ranges.

Rain and hail also lashed Victoria, sparking almost 1500 calls for assistance with more severe weather on the way as bushfires continue. The State Emergency Service received 1453 calls for assistance since Sunday morning, more than 1000 of them for building damage. Many towns on the NSW mid-north coast and the northern rivers regions received between 100mm and 180mm from 9am to 10.30pm on Sunday.


EDIT

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/20/huge-dust-storms-hit-central-new-south-wales

[BigmanPigman]

1. It looks like the Dust Bowl from the depression era in the US.

On the news I saw the hail and they were larger than eggs. What else can happen to this sad situation?!? They have experienced too much. It is like Puerto Rico being drowned in a hurricane followed by an earthquake. Too much!

[2naSalit]

2. JHFC!!

I've been caught in a dust cloud like that before, it's horrifying, especially if there's no place to pull off the pavement as in my case.

[Mickju]

3. This is our future.

I am heartsick, for real.

[abqtommy]

4. I saw massive dust storms that blocked the sun when I lived in Phoenix, AZ. (I left in 1973)

We don't have to be in Ozland to see that.

[NickB79]

5. Wild climatic swings are the reality of climate change

When some asshole says they wouldn't mind winter being a few degrees warmer, they're not realizing this.

We're adding HUGE amounts of energy to the system. It will try to balance this, not through slow, even change but devastating, lurching swings.

Hang on. It's gonna get bumpy.