Dirtnado
Only in the 90s today, but windy. When conditions are right and there are some good thermals off the fields, we can get dust devils out here. I have a picture of one I took on the way home. The same dust devil crossed the road a short time later and engulfed my car. I don’t care how tight your windows are, dust from one of these still gets into the car…
posted by The Phosgene Kid @ 4:27 PM
17 comments
17 Comments:
Phos this is a great great pic WOW!
Keshi.
keshi: I took it out the car window as I was driving. Never try that at home!!
dirtnado...
that's cool, phos
we get even bigger winds here, though -- dirticanes
/t.
A sand storm!
you did this shot? Wow cool. I love the effect of the window mirroring the inside of the car. Huuhuu spacy!
I remeber being attacked by one of those as a kid. It was filled with trash... smacked the hell out of me.
cool pic!
/t.: Its the dirtphoons you really have to watch out for though...
ll: The whirling dirt has some great exfoliating properties, it is like being sand blasted. I have been in sandstorms as well, they are more like a huge wall o' sand - you can hardly breathe...
dm: Note to self: roll window down, then take picture. Thanks DM!!
hammer: They do pack a wallop - I just wound up with a car full of dust.
wow thats a really need picture.
Yes ... We have them here in Egypt too.
In a way, I can foresee them, because the air goes yellow just a couple of minutes before it reaches you.
Then it is about to close the windows as fast as possible.
But as you say, it comes in anyway.
I'll bet you get a mouthful if you can't outrun it!
dak:Thanks!!
kirsten: You can run, but you can't hide!
dan: Mouth, shirt, pockets everything!!
I'm not too sure I'd like a sand bath inside my car! Yikes-
Very cool photo though! :) But not a cloud in the sky...well, except the dust cloud :)
We also call them willy willies here in Australia.
vm Fortunately they are fairly easy to avoid. I have stopped the car and allowed them to pass in front of the vehicle on numerous occasions.
caramaena:The sounds more poetic then dust devil...
Hey, what happened to my comment :( ?
Nice pic. You seem to be pretty quick-on-the-draw with the camera...
Uuuuu..what an interesting picture...wouldn't want to come across one of those though...
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