WHIRLWIND
A small-scale, rapidly rotating column of wind, formed thermally and most likely to develop on clear, dry, hot afternoons. Often called a dust devil when visible by the dust, dirt or debris it picks up.
Whirlwind A small, rotating column of air; may be visible as a dust devil.
Wildfire Any free burning uncontainable wildland fire not prescribed for the area which consumes the natural fuels and spreads in response to its environment.
Whirlwind
A small, rotating column of air; may be visible as a dust devil.
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Whirlwinds See Dust devils.
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Wind Air in motion relative to the earth's surface.
A whirlwind or mass of rotating air with high wind speeds at its center.
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DUSTSTORM
A severe weather condition characterized by strong winds and dust-filled air over a large area. Visibility is reduced to between 5/8ths and 5/16ths statute mile.
A funnel-shaped whirlwind which extends to the ground from storm clouds
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An area on the Earth's surface that lies between 30º north and 30º south of the equator ...
Dust devil (or whirlwind) A small but rapidly rotating wind made visible by the dust, sand, and debris it picks up from the surface. It develops best on clear, dry, hot afternoons.
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oe - A violent whirlwind of the Faeroe Island region (north of the British Isles).
OLS - Abbreviation for Operational Linescan System.
ora - (Also spelled aura.) A regular valley wind at Lake Garda in Italy. See also suer.
Dust Devil - Small whirlwinds of dust that form in dry areas like deserts. They may look like tornadoes, but dust devils are not formed by thunderstorms and do not drop from the sky.
dust whirl"(Also called dancing dervish, dancing devil, devil, satan, shaitan; and, over desert areas, desert devil, sand auger, sand devil.) A rapidly rotating column of air (whirlwind) over a dry and dusty or shady area, carrying dust, leaves, ...
These can develop into whirlwinds or even small tornadoes that can catch debris in the surface.
Dust Devil: A small, vigorous whirlwind, usually of short duration, rendered visible by dust, sand, and debris picked up from the ground.
A phenomenon consisting of often a violent whirlwind, revealed by the presence of a cloud column or inverted cloud cone (funnel cloud), protruding from the base of a Cumulonimbus, ...
With sufficient rotation, whirlwinds and tornadoes may be encouraged. On a fine summer day, with fluffy cumulus congestus clouds, there is a vigorous tumult in the air, that would be conspicuous if we could see it.
Waterspout: A type of whirlwind that forms underneath cumulus clouds over a large body of water.
Watt: A unit of power or energy per unit time.
Wavelength: The distance between one crest of a wave and another.
Dust Devil - a small whirlwind, usually of short duration, that is not associated with a thunderstorm and contains dust, sand, and debris picked up from the ground ...
Dust Devil - A small, rapidly rotating wind that is made visible by the dust, dirt or debris it picks up. Also called a whirlwind. Dust devils usually develop during hot, sunny days over dry and dusty or sandy areas.
Tornado: Extension of the base of a Cumulonimbus cloud, in the form of funnel, which, circulating fast, goes down to the surface of the Earth, where it produces as strong whirlwind capable of causing great destruction.
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Browse Related Terms: AFTN, Dry Microburst, Dust Devil, Dust Plume, Dust Whirl, Fugitive Dust, Whirlwind
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rapidly rotating column of wind, made visible by the dust, dirt or debris it picks up. It usually occurs in arid or semi-arid areas and is most likely to develop on clear, dry, hot afternoons in response to surface heating. Related term: whirlwind ...
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Dust Devil: A small whirlwind of air of short duration which moves along the ground picking up dust, sand, dirt, leaves, debris.
Dust Storm: A large area of dust blown in the air by strong winds over a wide area.
Dyne: A unit of force.
Also called a whirlwind, it develops best on clear, dry, hot afternoonsDust PlumeA non-rotating "cloud" of dust raised by straight-line winds. Often seen in a microburst or behind a gust front.
Gustnado(or Gustinado) - A gustnado is a small, whirlwind which forms as an eddy in thunderstorm outflows. They do not connect with any cloud-base rotation and are not tornadoes.
 See also: Water, Storm, Air, Meteor, Tornado
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