That’s the apocalypse! Creepy!
Try to figure out what happens when you mix a dust devil and a brush fire! Just a firenado! Awesome!
This fiery dust devil at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal began as a prescribed burn but quickly got out of control when a dust devil swept that fire in with hundreds of tumble weeds. Here a short part of this amazing firenado apocalyptic footage (if you have some more time, you can look at the longer version in the second video below!):
It crossed the line and burned about 1 additional acre. Luckily, no one was hurt.
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