The worst nightmare of allergy sufferers: a helicopter raises a cloud of pollen in the forest of Georgia

FRANKLIN, Ga. – Be warned, allergic people: this video is the stuff of nightmares.

Images from the Department of Natural Resources of Georgia show a helicopter raising a frightening amount of tree pollen as it passes over the West Point Wildlife Management Area, a property close to 9,000 acres located in west-central Georgia.

Commentators on Facebook joked about the amount of pollen in the air when the helicopter passed, claiming that the film "kills my sinuses just by looking at it" and saying that "my allergies broke out just looking at that. "

Those who suffer from seasonal allergies risk a few difficult months. According to the 2011 spring allergy forecast for AccuWeather, tree pollen is already very high in some parts of the country and is only expected to get worse in the coming weeks. In areas like the Northeast and Midwest that have experienced cooler weather, pollen "will come out pretty fast and strong from April to May," according to AccuWeather.

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