That's awesome! While yeah they aren't 'tornadoes' they still are pretty powerful for what they are. I drove straight through one once-it wasn't even a huge one, and I had to hold on really tight to my steering wheel, cause it shook my whole car back and forth. It was crazy, but way awesome!
This is a dust devil, not a tornado. Tornadoes descend from a severe thunderstorm cloud to connect with the ground forming the rotating column of water droplets, dust & debris which we call a twister or tornado.
Dust devils, on the other hand, form even where the sky is clear. Dust devils occur as intense surface heating creates a rotating column of air strong enough to lift small particles of sediment off the ground into its vortex. Fine air-borne sediment is called dust.
My husband and I just got back from Monument Valley. We saw a few small dust devils but nothing to compare with this one. What an amazing shot. I can see why you thought it was a tornado. I sure wouldn't have wanted that to sweep over my house!
that is one big dust devil!!!!!
mykylc 7 months ago
That's awesome! While yeah they aren't 'tornadoes' they still are pretty powerful for what they are. I drove straight through one once-it wasn't even a huge one, and I had to hold on really tight to my steering wheel, cause it shook my whole car back and forth. It was crazy, but way awesome!
byuftbl 1 year ago
@EricaB1990 I drove through a dust devil once. Have had bad luck ever since. Hmm. lol
byuftbl 1 year ago
This is a dust devil, not a tornado. Tornadoes descend from a severe thunderstorm cloud to connect with the ground forming the rotating column of water droplets, dust & debris which we call a twister or tornado.
Dust devils, on the other hand, form even where the sky is clear. Dust devils occur as intense surface heating creates a rotating column of air strong enough to lift small particles of sediment off the ground into its vortex. Fine air-borne sediment is called dust.
bapyou 1 year ago
I think this is called a dust devil. Check Wikipedia
schmoonkie 1 year ago
this place reminds me of kurt russell breakdown movie
Gencturk92 1 year ago
Impresionante que maravilloso lugar.
Tarekhkerat 2 years ago
what day was this?
adamyazzie 2 years ago
Damn you dust twister .. looks cute lol
SidneyXda 2 years ago
Very nice shot.
RJL738 3 years ago
My husband and I just got back from Monument Valley. We saw a few small dust devils but nothing to compare with this one. What an amazing shot. I can see why you thought it was a tornado. I sure wouldn't have wanted that to sweep over my house!
shookfoil 3 years ago
that is not a tornado! or else it woulda picked up debris and the wind would be VERY LOUD. I've lived thru a few twisters, and this is not a twister.
ldsaint13 3 years ago
Your right. Its the largest dust twister ever seen in that area and not really a Tornado.
davidmjacquez 3 years ago
that would be awesome to see in person.
ldsaint13 3 years ago
wicked nice footage of the twister kinda scarey.
jenabezzie 3 years ago
That is Cool...but it is a Dust Devil...Twisters and dust devils are not formed the same..good footage..
Rescu1 3 years ago
cooooooooooooooool
is that an accual tornado or a very large dust devil?
cydonianman 4 years ago