Watch Massive 'Dustnado' Form in Australia
Dirt lifted into tornado-like column in Australia field.
— -- 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.