‘Tornado’ Touches Down near Pasco, Dust Devil on Steroids?
Think of it as a dust devil on steroids, weatherwise.
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What’s the Difference Between a Tornado and Dust Devil?
With the sighting of the first tornado in the Mid-Columbia this week since 2010 (that one was seen near Umatilla) we wondered - what's the difference between the commonly seen Dust Devils and tornadoes? The twister was seen near Rattlesnake Mountain Wednesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of KNDU-TV-Michelle Bemis Morford).