Meteorologist's Close Encounter with Dust Devil in Arizona

Arizona meteorologist Tyler Maio captured a video of a dust devil heading straight towards him while he was out fishing by Silverbell Lake in northwest Tucson. Within seconds, he found himself inside the dust devil, which covered his body and eyes with dust. Dust devils are dust-filled vortices that are usually smaller and less intense than tornadoes, and they typically form in fair weather on sunny and hot days with light winds. While they cannot be predicted, Maio recommended that anyone who might find themselves inside a dust devil hunker down, kneeling low to the ground and covering their head for protection.