2013-09-16

Dust storm on 16 September 2013

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A low south-east of Iceland caused strong winds, which in turn caused dust storms from the south coast, from Mýrdalssandur and Meðallandsfjörur.

Average wind speed at Skarðsfjöruviti around noon, when satellite images taken (13:00 below), was between 14 – 16 m/s, with gusts up to 21 m/s.

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Image courtesy of NASA/Rapidfire and IMO.

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