The strong winds caused by thunderstorms in central New South Wales caused a wave of dust storms that turned the daytime of some cities into a dark night.
The Met Office issued a series of warnings about severe thunderstorms on Sunday evening in some areas of the interior of New South Wales, where the winds caused a huge dust storm, to the point that they prevented the sun from seeing the rays of the Earth.
The office said that a dust storm accompanied by strong winds, which reached a speed of 94 km per hour, was recorded in Parks around six thirty in the evening, while another storm was recorded in Dubbo at about 7:45 pm, accompanied by winds that reached a speed of 107 kilometers per hour, she said. British newspaper "The Guardian".
According to the expert in the Meteorological Office, Rose Barr, the heavy rain that fell on Sunday was concentrated in the central and northern parts of the state on the eastern chains, and heavy rain and hailstones fell in Victoria state, particularly in the regions of Gippsland and Mount Elizabeth and Mount Wellington.
The rains in many cities located on the northeastern coast of the state of New South Wales and the regions of the northern rivers, between 100 and 180 mm, between 9 am and 10:30 pm on Sunday.
Heavy rains have, over the past few days, contributed to the relief of the drought-stricken parts of New South Wales, and have helped firefighters slow the spread of forest fires and contain fires before increasing their risk.
In Melbourne, which hosts the Australian Open, the northeast and east were hit by thunderstorms and giant hailstones.
The meteorological office predicts that thunderstorms will continue until the end of Monday, especially in the southeast and eastern parts and southwest slopes of New South Wales.