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22-09-2009, 03:58 PM
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Pitch black
I,m not joking here in broken hill its 3.25pm and the sky is completely BLACK dust is that thick you cant see 6 inches in front of you...
22-09-2009, 04:05 PM
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The sky was Absolutly pitch black for 5 mins now its returned to a dark red outside you may say we got a martian dust storm.
22-09-2009, 04:18 PM
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Hey Kev, I heard about the duststorm on the jjj news while driving to pick kids up form school. Did you get any piccies? Would love to see some.
22-09-2009, 04:19 PM
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AMAZING ! Great shot Kev. Thats one hellava dust storm.
22-09-2009, 04:20 PM
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Nunber 4 Kerrie is the streetlight 30 mtrs away.
22-09-2009, 04:24 PM
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Heres the shot now of the one with number 4 the street light in it.
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22-09-2009, 04:31 PM
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Hope you've got a good broom
22-09-2009, 04:33 PM
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Hope you've got a good broom
More like a air compressor to blow it out.
Will clean it all up tomorrow.
Cheers Kev.
22-09-2009, 04:34 PM
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Damn that looks nuts, i'd love to have been there.
22-09-2009, 04:42 PM
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Esseth
Damn that looks nuts, i'd love to have been there.
The wind is heading east Alan you may get some of this.
It puts observing on hold.
Cheers Kev.
22-09-2009, 04:58 PM
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Kevnool
The wind is heading east Alan you may get some of this.
Wow Kev, that's incredible
How often does this happen?
22-09-2009, 05:10 PM
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glenluceskies
Wow Kev, that's incredible
How often does this happen?
Dust storms are quite common here.
But this one is extreme and it is still very bad here.
Cheers Kev.
22-09-2009, 05:49 PM
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Tacked this on to Kev's thread....
This is Broken Hill today , this pic from a relative in town.
3:45pm
They lost the Victorian grid connection too last night at 6pm.
Apparently 5 pylons/towers have been blown over.
Dad said they had started up some gen plants to supply the town
as it gets restored.
Two miners also spent the day in the cage
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/s...005962,00.html
Steve
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22-09-2009, 05:56 PM
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Awesome event Steve you should be here.
22-09-2009, 06:01 PM
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Sorry Kev didn't see your thread before I posted mine. Pretty amazing stuff, they put the High School in lockdown and wouldn't release the kids unless a parent collected them personally from the school hall.
22-09-2009, 06:11 PM
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Great pics Kev.
22-09-2009, 06:38 PM
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Check it out it didnt take long to post it on you tube.
Its still awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrlD22HwPvI
Cheers Kev.
22-09-2009, 06:51 PM
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Thats a beauty Kev, if I hadn't been in it I wouldn't have believed it. Can't remember anything remotely like this happening before.
22-09-2009, 07:17 PM
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Thats a beauty Kev, if I hadn't been in it I wouldn't have believed it. Can't remember anything remotely like this happening before.
As far as i can remember Trevor the sky was last blacked out in the late 50s.
Just shows you how bad this country is in drought.
Cheers Kev.
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