[imagesource: Storm Report SA / Heibré-Ann Coetzee]

A good thunderstorm, whilst safely tucked up inside one’s home, is always a sight to behold.

Here’s an HD video for the monsoon purists out there, if you’re really looking to ways to mentally escape your desk this Monday.

Then you get dust storms, which can best be described as apocalyptic, although we’re used to seeing those take place Down Under, rather than in our own backyard.

On Saturday, storm clouds swept through Upington, in the Northern Cape, bringing with them a wall of dust that was captured on video.

Storm Report SA shared some incredible footage from the dust storm:

Taken by Geraldine Basson

In Upington pic.twitter.com/ocJ3q5MR9a

— Storm Report SA (@StormReportSA1) November 21, 2020

Video sent in by Marlin Snowy Beukes

Upington earlier. pic.twitter.com/mHzvhksv4x

— Storm Report SA (@StormReportSA1) November 21, 2020

The same account also shared these images:

Absolutely amazing pictures taken in Upington earlier.

Taken by Heibré-Ann Coetzee pic.twitter.com/h4Mz1uzfSG

— Storm Report SA (@StormReportSA1) November 21, 2020

Sent in by Anton

Upington today pic.twitter.com/pHlKfDjz5H

— Storm Report SA (@StormReportSA1) November 21, 2020

Twitter user Kirill Bakanov also shared these images:

Amazing dust storm in Upington, South Africa. https://t.co/I9kVvijP2J pic.twitter.com/aTVMcXZm09

— Kirill Bakanov (@WeatherSarov1) November 21, 2020

I’d find it pretty daunting if that storm was bearing down on my town.

Upington is still standing, and residents have an excellent story to tell.

A win-win.

[source:stormreportsa]