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The mini-tornado-looking swirl was spotted in Middletown, Virginia, with video showing a column of rotating air stretching ...
If you see a dust devil, it is best to stay away from it. The vortex can be strong enough to lift loose objects into the air, and the dust can be irritating to the eyes and nose. The video was ...
An Arizona meteorologist filmed the “intense” moment when a dust devil suddenly formed nearby and made a beeline toward him. Weatherman Tyler Maio was out near Silverbell Lake in Tucson ...
Dust devils also pose risks to inflatable structures. In 2010, three children in a bounce house were lifted more than 10 feet by a dust devil, traveling over a fence and landing in a backyard ...
Most dust devils are small in size and short-lived, typically lasting a few minutes and reaching no more than 100 feet in height. While this is true for some, it is not true for all.
Dust devil: Usually smaller and less intense than a tornado, a dust devil is a swirling wind made visible thanks to the dust and debris it picks up. Dust devils often form on hot, clear days.
A towering whirlwind of dust passed right over the NASA Perseverance rover as it explored the site of an ancient lake on Mars. The rover recorded the first sounds of a Martian dust devil using its ...
A large, whirling dust devil caught one Iowa man's attention Wednesday. Matt Woods was driving down a gravel road in Boone County when he spotted the dirt-filled funnel whipping across a farm field.
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Several people were injured Wednesday afternoon when a "dust devil" hit a tent as dignitaries gathered for the ribbon-cutting of ODOT's Highway 97/20 Bend North Corridor Project.
Dust devils form on hot sunny days, Smith said, something the Grand Canyon State has in abundance. Plus, the dry weather provides dust for the weather phenomena to blow around.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. The video featured in the X post above, recorded on Jan. 25 at the Jezero Crater rim, shows a large dust devil ...