Alice Springs got more than a touch of winter frost last week, when a freak hail storm covered the centre of the Australian Outback in a blanket of white.
Residents were astonished to find themselves in a snowy-looking winter wonderland…
Um where do we live again? The snow or the bush …..?! #NTAustralia #AliceSprings pic.twitter.com/KpcXWJaFcv
— Claire Ryan (@claireryan91) June 17, 2016
What if I told you .. this is what the Australian outback looked like today? Hail storm in “Alice Springs” today pic.twitter.com/h1LAZNQPxh
— Kayla | Angel (@ElectricAngelau) June 18, 2016
The #RedCentreNT turned white yesterday after a hail storm hit #AliceSprings! Photo @justexploren pic.twitter.com/zvW5jUqB0e
— Visit Central Aus (@VisitCentralAus) June 18, 2016
Red Centre turns white as hail storm hits Alice Springs. Amazing pics and video https://t.co/OjEcwZBwnG @abcnews pic.twitter.com/jA4BHJmu2T
— Kerrin Binnie (@kerrinbinnie) June 17, 2016
Looks like snow but a massive dumping of hail in #AliceSprings pic.twitter.com/eRAUaMpcWP
— Reptile Centre (@ReptileCentreNT) June 17, 2016
Alice Springs hail transforms desert #australia #travel #pics pic.twitter.com/K9eaYrNnd3
— Australia pictures (@Australia_pix) June 15, 2015
Living up to their reputation for coping with extreme weather (usually the hot kind), some residents put the rare weather event to work immediately…
Putting hail to good use #alicesprings #storm @783Alicesprings pic.twitter.com/xmAWHke7Wb
— Marnie (@marniepenny) June 17, 2016