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Brett Martin / fishwrecked.com via Reuters
A cloud formation tinged with red dust travels across the Indian Ocean near Onslow on the Western Australia coast, on Jan. 9.
Brett Martin / Perth Weather Live via AFP - Getty Images
A towering red dust storm goes over the ocean ahead of a cyclone approaching Onslow on the West Australian coast, on Jan. 9. Tug boat worker Brett Martin, who captured the fearsome pictures 25 nautical miles from the town of Onslow, reported conditions were glassy and flat before the storm hit late on January 9. But when the wild weather arrived, the swell lifted to 6 feet, winds increased to 40 knots and visibility was reduced to 328 feet.
weather.com -- Western Australians witnessed a freakish dust storm off the coast of Onslow on Wednesday.
The stunning views were created as wind and rain caused the storm to dump the sand and dust it had ingested while passing Onslow, Bureau of Meteorology duty forecaster Austen Watkins told Australian Yahoo!.
Tug boat worker Brett Martin, who took some photos of the storm, told Yahoo! that he and his colleagues were west of False Island when the thunderstorm, which quickly strengthened and gathered dust, passed over Onslow and headed to the Indian Ocean.
Continue reading and see more photos of the storm.
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That is awesome, looks like the dust bowl, only with fluffy frosting!
One almost wishes they could fly and dance at the same time, with wings soaring above such magnificent formations. It just takes ones breath away. At such times, only the heart and soul can communicate, there are no words that exist.
nature has some awesome stuff up it's sleeve.
looks like beer tsunami.
I personally would have been a little intimidated if I saw this coming my way!
Dust and rain - mud storm?
Who cares--i do not
And we don't care that you don't care Alan!
I've clocked more than half a century on this planet, and yet, she keeps amazing me with "something not yet seen" ...
If I'm on a ship when that happens, I'm at 'full pucker'.
Wow... I wish I were their to see that. Earth always has a way of taking one's breathe away.
Absolutely stunning photos! As some others stated, it would terrify me; glad everyone is safe.