Template:Did you know nominations/July 1968 England and Wales dust fall storms
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:34, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
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July 1968 England and Wales dust fall storms[edit]
- ... that during storms on 1–2 July 1968, hailstones the size of tennis balls fell in Cardiff, blood-red rain covered Southern England, and the sky turned dark as night in Teesside? Source: "In July 1968 a hailstone the size of a tennis ball fell at Cardiff Airport." BBC Weather, "Desert sand that brought showers of blood-red rain" The Times, "A dense blanket of cloud five miles thick smothered the bright summer sun of a beautiful morning. Midday turned into midnight — and those who were there have never forgotten. " Teesside Gazette
Created by Smurrayinchester (talk). Self-nominated at 15:34, 2 October 2018 (UTC).
Article is new enough, long enough, no copyvios, hook is interesting (dramatic even) and correctly cited to sources. All we're missing from this is a report from Michael Fish the day before saying "don't worry, there aren't going to be any storms on the way" ;-) Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 18:33, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
