Monday, September 9, 2024

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Dust, rain leaves sludge

Murrawee on Monday from a farm overlooking Holloway's salt lake. Picture: Sue Buxton

Katrina Dunn, near Moulamein, captured the dust storm that spanned across two states.

Reg Packer was at Lake Boga when the storm approached.

Vicki Burrell took this photo of the dust storm rolling north of Splatt Street on Monday afternoon.

Trieu Nguyen's photo shows the extent of the dust before the storm front dumped 6mm of rain on Monday afternoon.

Willa patiently watching the storm approach on Wilkins Grove, Swan Hill.

Jen Bellinger captured what appears to be a mountain in the background, which in fact is a rolling dust storm at Murray Downs.

THE Swan Hill region was blanketed by a thick dust storm on Monday. After the dust rolled over, the Swan Hill Aerodrome recorded 6.2mm, leaving mud sludge on vehicles and dust particles inside homes. The storm front returned on Wednesday, with 5.2mm recorded. The forecast is for a more mild weekend with 25 degrees expected tomorrow and 27 on Sunday with maximums expected to remain in the highs 20s until Wednesday.

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