South Korea gets rare yellow snowfall

TexasStooge · #1 Postby **TexasStooge** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:36 am

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) - South Koreans were treated to a rare weather phenomenon on Monday when yellow snow fell in the capital and elsewhere across the country.

But the snow -- containing dust or sand from the desert regions of northern China -- could pose a health hazard, the country's meteorological office warned.

"It's tough to say whether it's yellow sand mixed in snow or if it's snow mixed in yellow sand," a met official told Reuters.

A high concentration of the dust particles prompted the weather bureau to issue a yellow dust warning for the second time in three days.

South Korea frequently gets sand or dust storms, but a yellow snow storm is very rare.

"I have never seen yellow snow falling before," the met official said.

The agency said the yellow snow was a health hazard and officials have warned that the pollutants in the flurries included heavy minerals.

#2 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 1:55 pm

Usually, yellow snow means something else

Steve

HurricaneHunter914 · #3 Postby **HurricaneHunter914** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:04 pm

Steve hush or else they'll hear you. :cheesy:

#4 Postby **P.K.** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:08 pm

My dad has confirmed this event, I'll take snow whatever colour it falls. :lol:

Hurricaneman · #5 Postby **Hurricaneman** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:47 am

Sounds quite unusual to me

kenl01 · #6 Postby **kenl01** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:42 am

Forget that. I 'd rather have normal white snow.

Who knows what's in the other stuff........... :eek:

#7 Postby **Hybridstorm_November2001** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:18 am

Very true

HurricaneBill · #8 Postby **HurricaneBill** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:42 am

It could be lemon slushies.

Then again, most lemon slushies I see are usually white.

Extremeweatherguy · #9 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:49 am

So when the snow melts away...does it leave behind all the sand and minerals that was in it? If so, that will be a big mess to clean up.

Aquawind · #10 Postby **Aquawind** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:02 am

Wow.. I missed this post..

That is funkadelic nasty!

Get a scarves out!! icky..

I imagine just a dusting of sand would be noticable. Just like the SAL dust that makes it to the Carribean and North America..

Paul

#11 Postby **MGC** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:30 pm

I remember a few years ago that the rain was red. Red dust had been somehow picked up by a storm and carried all the way from Texas to Mississippi. I had a red film of dust on my car the morning after the squall line.....MGC

South Korea gets rare yellow snowfall

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