(Former Meteorologist & CFHC Forum Moderator (Ed Passed Away on May 14, 2017))

Fri May 04 2007 03:15 AM

Re: Very large whirlwind/dust devil....

The size of the dust devil that you observed is a bit uncommon for Florida, but not in places like west Texas and Arizona. I've seen them reach 5kft in height with winds up to 70mph in Arizona.
ED

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