Watch Massive 'Dustnado' Form in Australia

Dirt lifted into tornado-like column in Australia field.

ByABC News
December 18, 2014, 10:07 AM

— -- An amazing "dustnado" was captured on tape today in Australia.

Video taken from a vehicle and posted online shows the swirl rising into the air, in the shape of a tornado, near Brisbane.

Dustnadoes, sometimes called dirt devils or gustnadoes, are a weather phenomenon common in desert areas, and happen when wind lifts loose dirt or sand into a vortex.