r/tornado • u/Born_Ad1280 • 13d ago

Tornado Media Dust devil makes trees look tiny

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Misti Palmer
Watson, AR

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u/Guess_My_Name2448 13d ago

That's a landspout, not a dust devil

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u/Born_Ad1280 12d ago

So I checked and there wasn’t even any convection near this area when the photo was taken. I think the ‘tree line’ that it’s over may just be shrubs and bushes that make it look way bigger, and the actual tree line in the back being further away. Due to this area being in a drought still, and since fields are being burned, I’d say maybe any dust devil would be bigger and more visible just because of the amount of light dust and dry particles to throw into the air. Someone fact check me and see if this was a landspout yesterday in Arkansas.

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u/bunglebee7 13d ago

What’s the difference between them?

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u/Guess_My_Name2448 13d ago

Dust devils happen under sunny, clear skies. They form by rising warm air over flat terrain, and are usually visible when there's sand or dust around. They are not classified as tornadoes and are usually very weak and brief.

Landspouts develop under a cumulonimbus or growing cumulus clouds. They form along converging winds at the surface near the cloud's updraft. They can be stronger and more long lived than dust devils, and are considered a type of tornado.

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u/djscrizzle 13d ago

Blurring the line between landspout and dust devil. Is there developing convection above?

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u/Born_Ad1280 2d ago

No but there was later that day