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The storm system is "homegrown," meaning it formed quickly close to the coast, like most storms and hurricanes that hit the U.S. every year, according to Weather.com meteorologist Jonathan Erdman.
The 1983 Melbourne dust storm was a meteorological phenomenon that occurred during the afternoon of 8 February 1983, throughout much of Victoria, Australia and affected the capital, Melbourne. Red soil, dust and sand from Central and Southeastern Australia was swept up in high winds and carried southeast through Victoria.
The National Weather Service office in Hanford issued a dust storm warning for Fresno County around 2 p.m. PT Monday, warning that near-zero visibility would be experienced throughout the area.
1983 Melbourne dust storm: February 8, 1983 Victoria, Australia: 1991 Interstate 5 dust storm: November 29, 1991 San Joaquin Valley, California: 2009 Australian dust storm: September 23, 2009 South Australia to inland New South Wales, Australia 2010 China drought and dust storms: Spring 2010 China and parts of Southeast Asia: 2014 Tehran dust ...
In desert areas, dust and sand storms are most commonly caused by either thunderstorm outflows, or by strong pressure gradients which cause an increase in wind velocity over a wide area. The vertical extent of the dust or sand that is raised is largely determined by the stability of the atmosphere above the ground as well as by the weight of ...
Hard rain of 1 foot and more inundated the southeastern coast of North Carolina on Monday as a storm moved ashore and aimed for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Morgan called the damage "the worst storm damage" he has seen. The public is encouraged to sign up for alerts from Henderson County Emergency Management at: ConnectHC Alerts - Smart911 and ...
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Burke County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... East Central McDowell County in western North Carolina... * Until 200 PM EDT Sunday.