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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
It seems there is a hint of thunderstorms beginning to be in the picture from the 22nd October over eastern NSW and lingering for some time. Obviously this depends on moisture availability. GFS has been very unreliable with predictions of moisture particularly inland around the Central West this season as with other seasons. The coastal areas are struggling with moisture but nowhere near as serious. This means Sydney and further north to the mid-north coast are in for a chance of storms over the coming days.
Meanwhile, bushfires continue to threaten communities over northern NSW and Queensland. I am certainly surprised to see Rockhampton during October getting serious fire behaviour. Personally, I have yet to see bushfires mentioned in the news so far north into the tropics. At least though the dust storms have eased for the time being.
Jimmy
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Not much to report in the rainfall stakes for Northeast NSW of late, and it’s much the same story for most of NSW and Queensland. Just 15mm here for September with less than 1mm the previous month and a dry July too. A big turn-around from 1350mm in the first half of the year.
The dust storm last week was pretty amazing and to get a second dose just 3 days later was extraordinary. The second storm hit NE NSW from mid afternoon Saturday 26th Sep and persisted the following day.
Hoping the patterns will change and some rain comes soon. Will be buying water for the household tanks again next week – seems such a waste of money after so much rain earlier in the year.
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Dust storm - dust piling on window frame of the car
What an incredible sight to awaken to a thick dust storm across Sydney – infact the whole of NSW, the ACTÂ and Qld. It created a mess right across the Sydney suburbs and also caused disruptions to the airport.
The drought across NSW has deepened and this is a result of a strong upper level system that produced gale force winds with an associated wind shift. The wind shear was sufficient to lift dust which persisted for an extraordinary distance.
A more detailed discussion can be found in the duststorm topic.
Jimmy
Dust storm Sydney23rd September 2009
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