Sandstorm from Sahara over Eastern Europe

Sash · *Last edited by Sash; 04-19-2012 at 12:48.*

So yesterday i saw all the cars full of dust, i am like wtf, then i realized that it was a sandstorm, but from where?

Well my answers were answered this morning in the news.. from northen sahara...

How often do these storms occur ? It is the first time i came accros one! Is the press bull****ting again?

NiukNiuk · 04-19-2012, 12:59 | posts: 2,053 | Location: France

I'm not sure for eastern europe, but It's the sirrocco wind, it happens from time to time here (south of france).

WhiteLightning · 04-19-2012, 13:00 | posts: 20,422 | Location: Netherlands

we had it a couple of times here too.

Anfield82 · 04-19-2012, 13:51 | posts: 1,099 | Location: UK

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Originally Posted by NiukNiuk

I'm not sure for eastern europe, but It's the sirrocco wind, it happens from time to time here (south of france).

Yeah I've seen it before. I'm always in the south of France

Passion Fruit · 04-19-2012, 13:55 | posts: 5,830 | Location: Middlesbrough, England

We get it in the UK most years.

Nomadspy · 04-19-2012, 14:30 | posts: 695 | Location: Bulgarian Empire

Hmm strange.Nothing here.

thatguy91 · *Last edited by thatguy91; 04-19-2012 at 14:56.*

Dust can travel a long way on the wind. Dust from Australia has been known to settle on cars in New Zealand for example.

I'm guessing its not like a real dust storm, they can look like something out of a sci-fi film:

Passion Fruit · 04-19-2012, 15:01 | posts: 5,830 | Location: Middlesbrough, England

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Originally Posted by thatguy91

Dust can travel a long way on the wind. Dust from Australia has been known to settle on cars in New Zealand for example.

I'm guessing its not like a real dust storm, they can look like something out of a sci-fi film:

Well no its just dust in the wind that settles on cars and other things

John · 04-19-2012, 16:45 | posts: 16,384 | Location: Northern Norway

Yes, we had this here a year ago, and I live in northern Norway. Was absolutely crazy to find my car covered in sand one morning.

Sash · 04-19-2012, 17:03 | posts: 7,068

Guys i think i misunderstood, it was a dust cloud from southern plains from my country (mayor says this, meteorologists say it was from sahara) which was up in the air it basically rained all over the place with dusty water...

John · 04-20-2012, 14:50 | posts: 16,384 | Location: Northern Norway

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Originally Posted by John

Yes, we had this here a year ago, and I live in northern Norway. Was absolutely crazy to find my car covered in sand one morning.

Hah! This happened again today. My car is covered in yellow sand, looks like I've been driving a in a desert rally. Just drove in the after work queue out of town and every single car that hasn't been in a garage looked the same. FYI we still have snow so there's no way this is local.

Solfaur · 04-20-2012, 20:15 | posts: 2,986 | Location: Romania

Yea it was said here that after it "hit" us the dust cloud will move on to NW side of Europe. So it's most probably the same sand.

nhlkoho · 04-20-2012, 20:16 | posts: 3,864 | Location: Washington DC

It's called a haboob