A sudden trough and wind change exhibiting strong gusts reaching up to 40km an hour has not surprisingly kicked up the dust around the dry and arid Mount Isa landscape.
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Meteorologist Forecaster Janine Yuasa from the Bureau of Meteorology said as the wind dies down during the course of the morning and into the day the dust should begin to settle.
“The front has only just moved in, it will still be a little bit more windy than it has for the last few days as the day moves on.
This storm has moved north from Boulia and the Channel Country which is also experiencing similar conditions.
A dust storm is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions where strong wind strength and instability in the atmosphere allows the dust to lift into large volumes of atmosphere.
Anyone who is outside should try to wear eye protection to save themselves from getting dust in their eyes and people who are prone to with respiratory complications like asthma may need to consider a nose or mouth cover.
Dust storms arise when a gust front or other strong wind blows loose sand and dirt from a dry surface
