There’s nothing like a spectacular weather event to remind you of the simply breathtaking power and awe of the natural world, and there’s few more spectacular than a dust storm. Dust? Not that scary. Wind? Not that scary. Combine the two? Whole different kettle of fish.
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Dust storms, as you might know them from such films as The Mummy, Interstellar, and Blade Runner 2049, have a tendency to make everything in and around them look delightfully apocalyptic, which is a view of the world that residents in Mildura were treated to this afternoon:
The most incredible dust storm has rolled over the #Mildura area this afternoon. These were taken on my family’s farm on the NSW side of the Murray. I’m told it went “from daylight to midnight in five minutes”. pic.twitter.com/z4A1PCJKlk
— Greg Barila (@GregBarila) May 7, 2019
Mildura Dust storm at @east_landmark 4.45-5.15pm# pic.twitter.com/4VR2lTRW5b
— Andrew McMahen (@andrewmcmahen) May 7, 2019
It’s 5 o’clock and it’s pitch black in Mildura #dustorm pic.twitter.com/gu490DARzI
— Michael Moodie (@Moodie_ag) May 7, 2019
Armageddon bout to hit #mildura pic.twitter.com/yY2d8k8WwQ
— Ray Morrow (@Morrow84Morrow) May 7, 2019
Here it comes… #duststorm #mildura pic.twitter.com/JnRfaPWJ12
— Kirsten Lloyd (@lloyd_kirsten) May 7, 2019
Spectacular video of a dust storm plunging Mildura into darkness @9NewsMelb #9LocalNews pic.twitter.com/a7IE3LW2A0
— Jo Hall (@Jo_Hall9) May 7, 2019
Video caught of it displayed a similarly Book of Revelation-esque vibe:
Have you ever seen a dust storm? #mildura #duststorm pic.twitter.com/xZujfQO3Nd
— Kirsten Lloyd (@lloyd_kirsten) May 7, 2019
Here’s the Dust Storm just before it hit Mildura #video pic.twitter.com/qzg6xAsmBr
— Charlie XBucketX🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 (@CharlieBBucket) May 7, 2019
Look a bit terrifying? Well it looks much worse from the inside:
https://twitter.com/TByllaardt/status/1125663162424946688
I wish the people of Mildura nothing but luck in cleaning up every single remaining piece of dust that has surely managed to work its way into anything that has a crack or a crevice.