Dust storm paints the town red in south-west Queensland
Incredible pictures show a south-western Queensland town shrouded in a bright red fog as a dust storm covered the area on Thursday.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the dust cloud was associated with storm activity in the region that created a severe 93km/h wind gust at Thargomindah just after 5pm.
Thargomindah on Thursday afternoon.Credit:Queensland Police Service
Meteorologist James Thompson said thunderstorms moved through south-west and southern Queensland, almost making their way to the east coast.
âWith that, we did see photos and satellite observations of dust in the area as well. It extended into NSW as well, so it was quite an extensive region of dust associated with the storms and troughs moving through yesterday afternoon,â he said on Friday.
âThere was not too much rainfall at Thargomindah â" two millimetres were recorded at the airport ... the higher falls were 25 millimetres near Miles and Goondiwindi.
âThe heavier falls were closer to Toowoomba and Warwick, where we saw 73 millimetres at Thornton and other areas in the region saw 20-40 millimetres.â
Locals had fair warning before the red mist covered Thargomindah.Credit:Queensland Police Service
Mr Thompson said the thunderstorms were set to return to inland Queensland on Friday.
âThere should be more storms across inland Queensland this afternoon and the chance of severe storms from Mount Isa [in north-west Queensland], down into southern interior around St George and Goondiwindi [both in the stateâs south near the NSW border],â he said.
âThat area has a decent chance of seeing a severe thunderstorm warning today.
â[On Saturday], there is a risk of severe storms in south-east Queensland - Brisbane, the Gold Coast and even parts of the Sunshine Coast, up towards Gympie and Gayndah.
âAny thunderstorms over the next few days have the chance of being severe â" which means the potential of damaging wind gusts, large hail or even heavy rainfall.
âWeâre in storm season now, so any storm could be that extra little bit dangerous.â
Mr Thompson said during the week ahead a trough was forecast to move through southern Queensland and push north, delivering showers for the stateâs east coast and north tropical coast.
Inland areas were also open to the chance of showers and storms during the next few days, because of a warm and unstable air mass.
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