NSW Police from Tweed-Byron Local Area Command are issuing warnings to local drivers with a dust storm - such as that which still blankets Sydney - impacting the Far North Coast.
While Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle remain significantly affected by thick dust, police are concerned of similar local risks.
Tweed/Byron Commander, Superintendent Michael Kenny, warned motorists dust posed a serious risk to drivers.
"In a dust storm visibility is seriously reduced, and drivers will need to slow down and switch on their lights," Supt Kenny said.
"I am especially concerned as many roads within the command are 110km-signposted, and a high proportion of drivers are visitors to the area,which increases the potential risk to motorists.
"We urge drivers to take responsibility, slow down, and drive to the conditions," Supt Kenny said.
Heavy dust remains a significant traffic risk, reducing visibility on roads throughout NSW.
Wild weather across NSW
From dust storms in Broken Hill to hail “the size of cricket balls” in Crookwell and Goulburn, to blood-red skies over Sydney, NSW has seen it all in the past 24 hours.
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After being brought to a standstill by thick clouds of dust at about 3.30pm yesterday, skies over Broken Hill have now cleared after light rain overnight.
However, it has been the city’s turn to choke on the dust from the west as Sydneysiders woke up to a blood-red sunrise and the remnants of an overnight dust storm this morning.
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In fact, the dust has spread across much of the State with similar reports from the Illawarra, the Central West, the mid North Coast, the Hunter Valley and the New England, while the ABC says rain has made things even more treacherous in Tamworth, where it was “raining mud”.
The Bureau of Meteorology reports gusts of up to 109 kilometres an hour at Moss Vale over night, and warns of more gale-force winds today, particularly in coastal areas.
The State Emergency Service responded to 175 calls for help overnight, most from Crookwell, which was pummelled by strong winds and large hailstones yesterday evening.
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