2013-09-17

Dust storm on 17 September 2013

Still strong northerly winds and dust blowing from the sandur areas on the south coast of Iceland; from Landeyjasandur and nearby,  Mýrdalssandur, Meðallandsfjöru and nearby.

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Image from 13:40. Image from NASA/Rapidfire via IMO.

(a) image (b) image

Windspeed at Skarðsfjöruviti (a) was 10 – 11 m/s, with gusts up to 15 m/s. At Kirkjubæjarklaustrur (b) the wind speed was 13 – 15 m/s, but gusts up to 25 m/s.

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