“Thank goodness we didn’t have to go through this that night we went to White Cliffs.”And, if you think this ridiculous weather is reserved for the outback, think again.Sydney could find itself blanketed by a red haze later this week with the possibility of a dust storm sweeping across NSW.Forecasters are closely monitoring a system headed towards the state and associated high winds that could pick up masses of loose dust caused by drought conditions.The conditions are looking similar to those that led to the Sydney dust storm of September 2009, which blanketed Sydney as well as the rest of NSW.There were more than 130 calls for help due to breathing difficulties, re-routed flights and smoke alarms ringing across the city as the wild storm hit nine years ago.A cold front which moved through South Australia yesterday, along with a low pressure trough over New South Wales, is responsible for the current storm threat.However, whether a storm forms in Sydney depends on the strength of the winds.Meanwhile, snow is forecast for parts of the Snowy Mountains above 1100 metres.

They are so common that people continue going about their daily routine without taking much notice.”Because of the drought, there is no groundcover, so when the wind picks up it takes with it the topsoil, creating these dust storms.

There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Smaller or fine particles, however, can get much deeper into the sensitive regions of the respiratory tract and lungs. Watch til end - scary moment when the storm overtakes and everything goes black. You can barely see 500m past the valley.”It comes just two weeks after drought-hit western NSW farmers had to contend with a horrendous dust storm rolling across the region.Walls of dust descended on November 8 ahead of thunderstorms which brought between five and 15mm of rain, providing some relief for graziers but well short of drought-breaking falls.

We’ve had five in the last week and they just keep rolling in.A drone captured this image of the dust storm over Parkes, NSW.

This is taking place every couple of days.“Some of them actually last all day so you’re just in it, constantly,” she said.Air quality is poor and respiratory issues are problematic. Please contact your airline for more information.”An Airservices Australia spokesman said Sydney airport has advanced procedures to allow for landing and taking off in low visibility conditions.Parts of the state have already experienced dust storms this week with Griffith in southwest NSW covered by dust on Tuesday.⚠ Due to weather conditions, single runway operations are currently in effect.

While it looks horrific, it doesn’t really show the scale what we are living through, sadly.”Mrs Macmillan said she grew up on a farm, but dust storms weren’t a regular occurrence when she was a child.
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The 2009 Australian dust storm, also known as the Eastern Australian dust storm, was a dust storm that swept across the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland from 22 to 24 September 2009.

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Photos can’t even give the scale. Dust storms big enough to block out the sun swept through parts of western New South Wales on Sunday as drought and wildfires continued to ravage Australia. Please There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts



Some 69 fires continue to burn across the state with 20 yet to be contained, the NSW Rural Fire Service says.

We don’t want to be forgotten. "That means on both of those days we may end up seeing fire dangers increasing again and causing more problems for our fire agencies," Ms Barr said.

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Watch the provocative new series Little Birds now on Stan.Your web browser is no longer supported. Picture: Marcia Macmillan“Stock numbers here have dwindled as well. Everyone’s really trying to keep an optimistic outlook.”She has urged people to purchase products from country firms, from websites such as Mrs Macmillan said the arid conditions have hurt cropping, forcing farmers to dip into buried fodder in order to sustain their animals.In preparation for these dry conditions, thousands of bales of hay and tonnes of oats were stored underground.

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It was that bad.”Ms Probyn said it’s the second major dust storm to lash the town this month after another similar occurrence on Melbourne Cup day.“They don’t hit often, but when they do they hit hard,” she said.

Parts of central NSW were hit with an intense dust storm in January 2020, which saw rural towns cloaked in a rolling plume of brown and red dirt, turning day skies into night.

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