A meteorologist told the BBC the phenomenon was a rare "dust devil". Alan Goodman, from the Met Office, said there had been "ideal combination of conditions" for the weather event. Mr Goodman said ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Manchester was left at a standstill yesterday after a ‘dust devil’ ripped through the city centre. The weather phenomenon, which to many ...

It is what is known as a "dust devil", or willy willy. Traffic was even brought to a halt before it enveloped a tree by the carriageway, as onlookers were confused by the sight of it. Violinist ...

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.

Over the weekend, a colossal dust devil spun to life in the Texas heat, rapidly growing and hurling a towering column of dirt and debris into the air, much to the shock of nearby onlookers.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE TODAY. LIGHTER WINDS. AND THEN THIS HAPPENED IN TAMWORTH. THAT’S RIGHT. A DUST DEVIL WE JUST SHOWED YOU. DOESN’T HAPPEN TYPICALLY ON A GUSTY DAY LIKE WE HAD YESTERDAY.

But as any Grand Canyon State native knows, these aren't mini tornadoes. They're dust devils, an Arizona weather wonder. "Those can be pretty small," Isaac Smith, meteorologist with the National ...