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There was an extreme heat advisory in effect for parts of Riverside County on the day of the accident, but dust devils can form in all types of conditions, Munyan said.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Woman speaks out after dust devil lifts inflatable jumper 100 feet
EMS crews who were already at the stadium, trainers from the baseball team and several volunteer first responders who were in attendance, rushed to the children's aid, according to county officials.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2024
Take it from storm chaser Brian Verhoeven who filmed the entire experience as a large dust devil traveled along the historical Route 66 in western Arizona.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
While most fire whirls form in a similar ground-up fashion as dust devils, strong wind shear created by the fire itself can force those pyrocumulonimbus clouds to acquire the rotation needed to generate a tornado.
—Dennis Mersereau, WIRED, 22 July 2024
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
Woman speaks out after dust devil lifts inflatable jumper 100 feet
EMS crews who were already at the stadium, trainers from the baseball team and several volunteer first responders who were in attendance, rushed to the children's aid, according to county officials.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2024
Take it from storm chaser Brian Verhoeven who filmed the entire experience as a large dust devil traveled along the historical Route 66 in western Arizona.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
While most fire whirls form in a similar ground-up fashion as dust devils, strong wind shear created by the fire itself can force those pyrocumulonimbus clouds to acquire the rotation needed to generate a tornado.
—Dennis Mersereau, WIRED, 22 July 2024
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“Dust devil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20devil. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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