Event date: January 9, 2013
Brett Martin
This impressive thunderstorm blew over the surface of the ocean after gathering sand and dust over land. Maritime conditions reportedly changed suddenly from calm, flat and glassy conditions to a 6.5-foot swell with winds around 45-miles-per-hour. Maximum gusts were recorded at 63-miles-per-hour. These photos were taken near Onslow.
Though the sight looks alien to us here in Massachusetts, these dust storms are normal in Australia for this time of year.
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Brett Martin
Ella Nezich
Izaac Kniep
-Submitted by Casey Hilgenbrink