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====Dust devil==== {{Main|Dust devil}} [[File:Dust devil.jpg|right|thumb|A dust devil in [[Arizona]]]] A ''dust devil'' (also known as a whirlwind) resembles a tornado in that it is a vertical swirling column of air. However, they form under clear skies and are no stronger than the weakest tornadoes. They form when a strong convective updraft is formed near the ground on a hot day. If there is enough low-level wind shear, the column of hot, rising air can develop a small cyclonic motion that can be seen near the ground. They are not considered tornadoes because they form during fair weather and are not associated with any clouds. However, they can, on occasion, result in major damage.<ref name="Handy Weather Answer Book">{{cite book|first=Walter A.|last=Lyons|title=The Handy Weather Answer Book|edition=2nd|year=1997|publisher=Visible Ink press|location=[[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]|isbn=0-7876-1034-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/handyweatheransw00lyon/page/175 175β200]|chapter=Tornadoes|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/handyweatheransw00lyon/page/175}}</ref><ref name="dust devil injury">{{cite web|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ssd/techmemo/sr207.htm|title=Severe Weather Climatology for New Mexico|access-date=2006-09-29|first1=Charles H.|last1=Jones|first2=Charlie A.|last2=Liles|year=1999|archive-date=2018-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021111504/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ssd/techmemo/sr207.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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