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Posted: **Tue 17/01/2006 19:23**

Does this count as a storm... Happened on the Desert Rd on Sunday...

Posted: **Tue 17/01/2006 19:25**

Ruapehu just visible through it... Had to stop as it was so thick at times... The wind was horrendous...

Posted: **Tue 17/01/2006 19:27**

Thinned out a tad...

Posted: **Tue 17/01/2006 19:27**

Depends how windy it was... looks great!

Did you witness any dustdevils in there?

Thinned out a tad...

Is that the Waiouru AWS up there? Or a Transit NZ weather station?

Posted: **Tue 17/01/2006 19:48**

No to any dust devils... You could see the dust storm for about 15 - 20 kms before ya got into it...

Windy!!!! It was windy enough to slow down to around 50kph at times...Hard to estimate wind speed though...

Had to stop and then basically go at 10kph for approx 200mtrs through the dust...

Posted: **Tue 17/01/2006 19:50**

Not sure what that is next to the advertisment...

Posted: **Tue 17/01/2006 20:27**

A solar panel probably for a phone or radio link?

spike_01 wrote:Not sure what that is next to the advertisment...

a squashed fly on the windscreen

Posted: **Tue 17/01/2006 21:06**

I think the solar panel is part of a Automatic Weather Station.

Posted: **Tue 17/01/2006 21:15**

spike_01 wrote:Does this count as a storm... Happened on the Desert Rd on Sunday...

It sure does

Interesting as to what was the cause?
It is a deserted area so a lot of dust is likely espcially after a lack of rain in the area, also the dryness of the wind over the area.
Was it a westerly?

JohnGaul
NZ Duststorm Soc

Posted: **Tue 17/01/2006 21:47**

Yep a westerly... Blowing straight off the mountain...

There was an area in a depression where there was no plant life at all... The dust was coming right out of there...

If I took a pic of it, you could see where the dust came from... But I didnt...

Posted: **Wed 18/01/2006 11:23**

nice pics havent had a duststorm in Nz for a while me thinks

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