After Bushfires & Floods, Australia Hit By Golf-Ball-Sized Hail & Massive Dust Storms!
The Bureau of Meteorology in Australia issued warnings of severe thunderstorm hitting parts of New South Wales. Residents posted videos that showed a massive dust storm descending on Dubbo and nearby towns - the storm was so thick that it nearly blocked out the sun. Others shared pictures of golf-ball-sized hailstones that rained down amid thunderstorm which brought damaging winds and heavy rainfall.
After devastating bushfires that ravaged Australia, killing animals and destroying homes, flood is now sweeping through parts of the country.
And now, there's more erratic weather battering Australia and bringing normal life to a standstill. More recently, the Bureau of Meteorology in Australia issued warnings of severe thunderstorm hitting parts of New South Wales.
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Residents posted videos that showed a massive dust storm descending on Dubbo and nearby towns - the storm was so thick that it nearly blocked out the sun.
Others shared pictures of golf-ball-sized hailstones that rained down amid severe thunderstorm, which brought damaging winds and heavy rainfall.
Take a look at the pictures and videos below:
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My place 10 weeks ago after the fire had gone through, and this morning after a big weekend of rain. pic.twitter.com/oOWz0gG5hp
¡ª Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) January 19, 2020
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Video showing the massive dust storm rolling into Dubbo tonight. Video Credit: 7NEWS viewer Roshan Rayamajhi. https://t.co/OF81oZFF1j #dubbo #duststorm #7NEWS. pic.twitter.com/4AiGR7XibF
¡ª 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) January 19, 2020
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When the bureau forecasts rain and this arrives... AGAIN! #fudust #sickofcleaning #whenwillwegetrain pic.twitter.com/NHQKkVT7gy
¡ª Jen Browning (@jen_browning) January 19, 2020
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Just to recap, here is what an Australian summer looks like now. #australia #hailstorm #hail #airpollution #climatecrisis #CanberraStorm #Canberra pic.twitter.com/Fbh75Yz0uh
¡ª Siobhan Heanue (@siobhanheanue) January 20, 2020
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Golf ball-sized hail, a town engulfed by a giant dust storm, two people struck by lightning ¡ª and that's just 24 hours in Australia - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) https://t.co/Z0RRMcdlQL pic.twitter.com/3NxFuBw00T
¡ª ??????.????? (@stirlospace) January 20, 2020
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#Australia - Hail storm and Dust storms hit Australia state of #NewSouthWales.
¡ª Brijesh K N Tiwari (@brijeshkntiwari) January 20, 2020
Major dust storms have engulfed towns in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Amateur video showed a dust storm rolling into a settlement near Molong on Sunday.#AustraliaHailstorm pic.twitter.com/DpQhobuda5
"The dust storms affecting central western New South Wales are a direct consequence of two years of drought and greatly diminished vegetative cover on the soil surface," the CNET quoted Stephen Cattle, a soil scientist at the University of Sydney, as saying.
He also explained that these large rolling storms have been seen frequently after periods of drought.
Downpours over the past few days have provided relief for parts of drought-stricken NSW and helped firefighters slow the spread of bushfires and build containment lines before increased fire danger mid-week.
My place 10 weeks ago after the fire had gone through, and this morning after a big weekend of rain. pic.twitter.com/oOWz0gG5hp
¡ª Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) January 19, 2020
Hollywood actor Russell Crowe posted two images to Twitter Sunday, showing his home New South Wales, which was charred and smoky 10 weeks ago and dramatically clear after heavy rains that lashed the area.
