Watch: 'Corn devil' swirls through freshly harvested Kansas field
Dust devils typically form on fair weather days that include plenty of sunshine, warm temperatures and light winds. They usually only last a few minutes, and they rarely cause damage.
Watch: 'Corn devil' spotted swirling through field in Kansas
The National Weather Service in Topeka, Kansas, shared video of a 'corn devil' swirling through a freshly harvested field on Friday.
TOPEKA, Kan. – Forecasters with the National Weather Service office in Topeka, Kansas, captured a serene video of a "corn devil" swirling through a field on Friday.
The NWS said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the dust devil, which has affectionately been named a "corn devil," was right outside the office door on a warm summer day.
The National Weather Service in Topeka, Kansas, shared video of a corn devil in a field.
(NWS Topeka/X)
The video shows the well-developed dust devil picking up remaining cornstalks from the freshly harvested field.
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People sometimes confuse a dust devil with a tornado, but they’re nowhere near as powerful or destructive.
Dust devils typically form on fair weather days, including plenty of sunshine, warm temperatures and light winds.
Intense heating along the ground causes a vast difference in temperature within a few hundred feet. The heated air, now quite buoyant, will shoot upward, with surface winds providing some spin.
They usually only last a few minutes, and they rarely cause damage.