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Dust & Sand, Dirty Rain?

coastwatch · 2014-03-30 09:11:04

I see a lot of what looks to be sand or dust on cars and windows this morning in SC Dublin. I'm assuming it was deposited last night. Any ideas on the origin, saharan sand or somewhere less exotic?

30-03-2014 9:11am

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I see a lot of what looks to be sand or dust on cars and windows this morning in SC Dublin. I'm assuming it was deposited last night. Any ideas on the origin, saharan sand or somewhere less exotic?

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#2 30-03-2014 9:12am

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Yes have that here in Naas too

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#3 30-03-2014 9:39am

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Fairly heavy layer of red/oragne dust on cars here too. From the Sahara, I would assume. Busy day at the car wash!

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#4 30-03-2014 9:41am

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#5 30-03-2014 9:50am

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D5 also! Thought the car had been vandalised. Weirdest thing.....

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#6 30-03-2014 10:11am

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Same here in Offaly. Reddish colour, first thought was the Sahara sand. Southeasterly flow, been stormy over the Med recently.

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#7 30-03-2014 10:18am

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Yes noticed the same here in Co Wicklow this morning

The windscreen was covered in a red dust

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#8 30-03-2014 10:31am

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PJD wrote: »

D5 also! Thought the car had been vandalised. Weirdest thing.....

Well that explains what has happened to my car! I thought the same

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#9 30-03-2014 10:48am

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Yep same here in KIlternan windows covered

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#10 30-03-2014 11:14am

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Same in Portarlington, Laois

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#11 30-03-2014 1:23pm

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and in carlow.

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#12 30-03-2014 3:01pm

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Same here in Greystones, just washed the car and look out and it's raining again it's strange for once every car in Greystones is completely covered in dust, usually almost every car you see here is sparkling.

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#13 30-03-2014 3:09pm

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Usually happens once every few years in Ireland. Happens 4/5 times a year in Spain/Italy/Greece.

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#14 30-03-2014 4:00pm

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http://www.thejournal.ie/cars-covered-dust-1388910-Mar2014/?utm_source=facebook_short

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#15 30-03-2014 4:04pm

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Bit of rain later, it'll be gone.

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#16 30-03-2014 9:06pm

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..in Kilkenny too

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#17 31-03-2014 11:52am

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More due? Car looks awful and want to clean it, but not if its pointless.

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#18 31-03-2014 12:09pm

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Met Eireann said on Rte Aertel that more is expected over the coming days to other parts of the country too.

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#19 31-03-2014 12:15pm

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People just accepting that this is dust/sand from the Sahara desert.
Look at a map people! You're telling me a bit of wind carried dust from a desert thousands of miles away and dumped it on my car? That sounds like a level 9 bag of crazy to me.

No, there's more to this that meets the eye. I'll get to the bottom of it.

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#20 31-03-2014 12:17pm

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Mousewar wrote: »

People just accepting that this is dust/sand from the Sahara desert.
Look at a map people! You're telling me a bit of wind carried dust from a desert thousands of miles away and dumped it on my car? That sounds like a level 9 bag of crazy to me.

No, there's more to this that meets the eye. I'll get to the bottom of it.

It has happened countless times before. People just don't have a good memory. And yes, it is from the Sahara.

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#21 31-03-2014 12:23pm

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patneve2 wrote: »

It has happened countless times before. People just don't have a good memory. And yes, it is from the Sahara.

Special flying sand is it?
No, ockham's razor is the thing to use here.

Magical flying sand from a desert thousands of miles away

or

Car Wash conspiracy.

Seems pretty clear to me.

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#22 31-03-2014 1:06pm

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Mousewar wrote: »

People just accepting that this is dust/sand from the Sahara desert.
Look at a map people! You're telling me a bit of wind carried dust from a desert thousands of miles away and dumped it on my car? That sounds like a level 9 bag of crazy to me.

No, there's more to this that meets the eye. I'll get to the bottom of it.

Conspiracy Theories thataway ===== >>

It's happened plenty of times in my lifetime, no big deal.

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#23 31-03-2014 1:53pm

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Mousewar wrote: »

Special flying sand is it?
No, ockham's razor is the thing to use here.

Magical flying sand from a desert thousands of miles away

or

Car Wash conspiracy.

Seems pretty clear to me.

This is for you....

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=576

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#24 31-03-2014 4:20pm

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Car washes around Ireland making a fortune out of this :pac:

Water levels warnings will be issued :pac:

All jokes aside, I noticed this on the other morning too, all the cars in the driveway covered.

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#25 31-03-2014 8:07pm

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Just be careful to remove all the sand deposits from you're car before letting a micro fibre mitt near it (sponges make shíte of it, as they collect everything on them). It will cause swirl marks and scratch marks etc. A good through blast of a washer will sort it.

Keeping it weather themed: the ground is still wet :P.

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