SHIRE OF SHARK BAY, Western Australia — Apocalyptic scenes from Western Australia as the sky turned blood red as a tropical cyclone bore down on the coast during a soil drought.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle is first storm in more than 20 years to make landfall in three of Australia’s states and territories, smashing the continent with its relentless winds and torrential rain. As the storm approached the western coast Friday, the skies were set ablaze with a hues of red and orange with the entire region of Australia cast under a truly eerie pall. Footage of the spooky skies were shared by Shark Bay Caravan Park who had this to say about the experience:
“Incredibly eerie outside and everything is covered in dust. Not a lot of wind yet. Let’s hope we get enough rain to wash it all off. It’s an inside day for us that’s for sure.” -Shark Bay Caravan Park
The red skies were caused by the high winds from the cyclone kicking up the area’s iron-rich rust-red soil, which was in drought conditions when the wind the hit. The event lasted for several hours beginning about midday. Simply incredible:
