Absolutely love it out in eastern WA. The little community of Harrington, and Coffee Pot Rd E out to Twin Lakes, and Coffee Pot Lake. Just miles and miles of gentle rolling hills, wind, and dust! I saw one farmer’s field blow across the road, into another farmer’s field. Fascinating video, Mike!
They are so beautiful with the clarity that the disturbed croplands give to them. I spent many years doing field work and always enjoyed the random encounter of a small dust devil up close and personal. A real tornado would scare the crap out of me. That's like Mother Nature in a bad mood. The soundtrack reminded me of Jean Michel Jarre's "Oxygene" (1976)
Wonderful footage and music, that was a joy to watch! The ash-filled devil going over a burn scar starting at 4:25 is easily my favorite. Also love the multi-vortex one at 1:04.
I love dust devils for the fact that they look like miniature tornadoes that you can intercept on foot and even chase them like real tornadoes. Unfortunately I live in an area where dust devils are quite uncommon but have actually still been able to see a few in the disguise of Leaf and Grass-Clippings devils. I just love how dust devils are mini storm systems that you can chase around. Maybe more meteorologists should study dust devils to see if they really are just miniature tornadoes or something else entirely.
I am out where these are fairly common, I'm driving by myself and cannot get lens on the subject through the glare of glass, sometimes watch them develop.
I can't be certain of the speed in the core at the surface , but the thermal updrafts they are feeding, quite often exceed 1000'feet per minute of vertical velocity . The updrafts will commonly extend up to 10 ,000 to 12000' feet (msl ) over the flatlands of Washington state.
Travelling through eastern Washington State, I saw quite a few of these. It's impressive how high up into the sky they can go! Mars has nothing on eastern WA.
Dust devils on Mars can get up to 5 miles high. That's higher than any on Earth. But Martian gravity is much less than on Earth which might be why they can get so high on Mars.
I get huge dust devils where I live couple years ago I drove into one that was about 3 acres in size I actually got scared it was gonna break the windows on my truck and shaking side to side
well, there goes all your top soil lol but for real though, this large scale demonstration behind topsoil erosion and a good argument for no-till farming, a matt of plant material woul hold that topsoil down.
I could watch that all day! Epic captures!
Remember back in kindergarden I saw one on my school baseball field in Beaverton, Oregon.
I think it’s a nostalgic feeling we get seeing it on our school playground
Its pretty cool how some of them had multiple vortices
They are so much fun!
@@PacificNorthwestWeather I know I love how they are like mini harmless tornadoes
We used to play in the really small ones in the fall. You can see the leaves swirling around in the air.
Like the spirits of ballet dancers pirouetting through the landscape. :)
Absolutely love it out in eastern WA. The little community of Harrington, and Coffee Pot Rd E out to Twin Lakes, and Coffee Pot Lake. Just miles and miles of gentle rolling hills, wind, and dust! I saw one farmer’s field blow across the road, into another farmer’s field. Fascinating video, Mike!
Awesome
Seeing these was my favorite part of the Eastern Washington trips I've made as a kid, and as an adult lol.
I'm in the Victor Valley, and we get them several times a week. They can throw outdoor furniture and trash cans around...baby tornadoes! 😂
Some of these are terrific!
Wow, these are cool!
These are like spirits moving across the landscape.
Well this video made my night, totally awesome!
Thanks Micheal, your the best.👍
They are so beautiful with the clarity that the disturbed croplands give to them. I spent many years doing field work and always enjoyed the random encounter of a small dust devil up close and personal. A real tornado would scare the crap out of me. That's like Mother Nature in a bad mood.
The soundtrack reminded me of Jean Michel Jarre's "Oxygene" (1976)
Wonderful footage and music, that was a joy to watch! The ash-filled devil going over a burn scar starting at 4:25 is easily my favorite. Also love the multi-vortex one at 1:04.
and the special thing is. the Multi vortex is Anti-cyclonic!
Watching a dust devil dance across a freshly tilled field is interesting to watch. Good collection in this video.
I play baseball in California and see mini dust devils on the field all the time! Nice video
I like the one you drove through the best.Also liked the "ash" devils!
👍thx for the video
Enjoy and learn so much from your channel. Thank you
Common site out here on the wheat flats❤
This made my day, thank you, Michael!😃
I love dust devils for the fact that they look like miniature tornadoes that you can intercept on foot and even chase them like real tornadoes. Unfortunately I live in an area where dust devils are quite uncommon but have actually still been able to see a few in the disguise of Leaf and Grass-Clippings devils. I just love how dust devils are mini storm systems that you can chase around. Maybe more meteorologists should study dust devils to see if they really are just miniature tornadoes or something else entirely.
I am out where these are fairly common, I'm driving by myself and cannot get lens on the subject through the glare of glass, sometimes watch them develop.
How strong can winds get in a dust devil?
I can't be certain of the speed in the core at the surface , but the thermal updrafts they are feeding, quite often exceed
1000'feet per minute of vertical velocity . The updrafts will commonly extend up to 10 ,000 to 12000' feet (msl ) over the flatlands
of Washington state.
I could’ve watched an hour of this 😂 great work!
Nice 🙂 Thank you
I like every Dust devil
They look like tiny Tornados that just wanna play with you...😃
So rad
Travelling through eastern Washington State, I saw quite a few of these. It's impressive how high up into the sky they can go! Mars has nothing on eastern WA.
Dust devils on Mars can get up to 5 miles high. That's higher than any on Earth. But Martian gravity is much less than on Earth which might be why they can get so high on Mars.
@@NightBazaar Wow, l never knew this. The low gravity would be a determining factor. l wonder if Martian dust has ever escaped into space.
1:04 Multiple Vortex dust devil. Cute!
Nice!!!
Mesmerizing!
This is so cool! ❤
Kind of friendly mini-tornadoes
yes! 💚
ThAt's why to invent drones!
I had one hit with enough force to knock my pickup into the next lane. Near Brownsville, Oregon.
I get huge dust devils where I live couple years ago I drove into one that was about 3 acres in size
I actually got scared it was gonna break the windows on my truck and shaking side to side
I've heard of multi-vortexed tornados but never dust devils.
Are theßècaused by different wìnď cuŕrè nts?
Quite intriguiging, and much less destructive than their EF counterparts.........
1:09 MULTI VORTEX DUST DEVILS EXIST?? WHAAAAAAAAAAT
Yup they are wild
Ever consider film making as a second career, Boss? Great footage, composition and music! ❤❤❤
Im trying to get better, so maybe I can continue that here on this channel.
After the one i just see 7 Dust Devils
8
they are all ash devils, except a min or so near the end before it turns into an ash devil
well, there goes all your top soil lol
but for real though, this large scale demonstration behind topsoil erosion and a good argument for no-till farming, a matt of plant material woul hold that topsoil down.
No till is happening over almost every farm area now, they can still get really big even with the no till, but they get really big without!
Hi
1:03 when did multi vortex dust devils become a thing
Very fun to watch!
These must be vaste areas of loess, glacial deposits wind blown from iceages past.
sure thats not a landspout???