It is what is known as a "dust devil", or willy willy. Traffic was even brought to a halt before it enveloped a tree by the carriageway, as onlookers were confused by the sight of it. Violinist ...

Open the Youtube video Dust devils, sometimes called "willy willies" in Australia for reasons best known to them, form when air near a planet's surface gets warmed by it and begins to rise through ...

The Met Office describes dust devils, also known as a willy willy, as "an upward spiralling, dust filled vortex of air". Varying in height from a few feet to over 1,000, they usually occur in ...