A rare dust devil spun up in Warwick, Rhode Island, on Sunday, making for quite a spectacle at a ballgame.
Dust devils happen when warm air rises at the surface when winds are light. The sudden rising air creates a vortex that is stretched in the vertical direction, and as more warm air rushes in to fill the void left behind by rising air, it spins rapidly, creating a dust devil. Unlike tornadoes, they are usually harmless, though sometimes a strong dust devil can cause minor damage…