Mysterious milky rain in northwest US
Milky-colored, dusty and dirty rain has fallen across parts of Washington, Oregon and Idaho, with its origin being unclear.
Meteorologists are baffled what has caused the strange milky appearance of the raindrops.
Local media reported that the gray dirt in the rainfall coated vehicles and windows across the region as a rainstorm that originated in the Pacific moved in.
Water samples have been collected to be tested in labs for further analysis on the mysterious “milky” rain.
The Weather Network reported that “The National Weather Service in Spokane was alerted to the weather mystery after receiving calls from the public. The unusual appearance of the rainwater was noticeable as it collected along roadside curbs and on car windshields.”
Some experts are blaming ash from volcanic eruptions in Russia and Mexico for the dirty rain, which has left chalky spots on cars in Walla Walla, Pendleton, Hermiston and several other cities.
According to The Weather Network “Emergency Management officials in Walla Walla County believe that the dirt particles found in raindrops are in fact volcanic ash from a volcano in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. The Shiveluch volcano erupted in January, sending a plume of ash soaring more than 6,700 meters into the sky.”
On Saturday afternoon, however, the National Weather Service said it didn't know where Walla Walla County was getting that information.
They believe that the ashy residue traveled from the volcanic eruption in Guadalajara, Mexico and not Russia.
Still another theory is that the mysterious rain was the result of ash spewed by Japan's Sakurajima volcano sending an ash plume of three miles billowing into the sky last week.
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