Im 16 years old and absolutely love meteorology, and I've always wanted to storm chase, but because i live in Spokane, I've also wanted to chase dust devils, and im so glad I've found ur channel. Love it so much.
All I could think of was, "Oh no, I have to wash my car again" 😊 Good up close coverage of the dust devils. Thanks, Michael, very interesting. Good job
I remember my dad introducing me to dust devils on one of our camping trips while we were passing through the Willamette valley. I was pretty young then but I still remember being fascinated by the swirling dust
Thanks for sharing these with the world. My grandpa owned thousands of acres up there between Ritzville and Odessa where I spent many years helping him farm wheat.
@@PacificNorthwestWeatherI certainly drove through and help create a few. It's a beautiful part of the country. I love the rolling hills of wheat during harvest.
great times, life long memories for you and your son.. that's awesome 💝 great video Michael, had no idea those devils could get so big! fun education.. thanks!
Dang...we missed you! We were gone when you came over to the DDCW (Dust Devil Capital of the World) and I can see from some of your shots that you were right out near us on our neighbor's field. Our fields are no-tilled and don't blow like that now. Great shots, good info and a very fun video.
@@PacificNorthwestWeather At 2:03 in the video, we're the farm in the distance on the left side with trees, silver tank and a yellow canola field. Be sure to announce in your videos when you'll be in the area in July and we'll keep an eye out for you.😉 Watch you every day, unless we're not at home. 😀 Thanks for the great reports!
I used to think so until I got a Jeep Wrangler. Since I spend 5 to 6 months of the year with the doors and windows out, I'm not as crazy about driving through one anymore. 😜 But that won't stop me from doing it with my hand over my nose.
I grew up on the desert of southern California and we have a lot of dust devils. In the sixties, there was a scientist who was running around on the dry lakebeds with a backpack of instruments. You could see the dust devils for miles.
Great video, your son did an awesome job with the aerial photography. Another great place to see dust devils is near Bristol Dry lake. Bristol Dry lake is near Amboy, Ca., in the Mojave Desert.
I grew up in Connell, just a bit south of Ritzville there. The fields in between Pasco and Connell kind of to the east a bit, down Blanton Road...they used to spawn some monsters out there too.
I used to see these sometimes in the plowed fields of northern Illinois while I was growing up! I've seen a few in the same place in WA as me and my hubby were driving along I90!
Closest thing I saw in Illinois was between Bloomington and Decatur. A field with shorter-than-knee-high corn had a tiny vortex hovering over each baby stalk. Blew our minds. I don't expect to ever experience it again, but I will never forget it.
Gracias por compartir, Thanks for sharing , so cool to share the experience with your son and develope his skill with drones, meteorology and just the beautiful fun of nature and farming. Best wishes from Baja California
This is a great video showing dust devils in eastern Washington. I remember often seeing dust devils in Arizona in the summer when I was driving between Casa Grande and Tucson. I remember one dust devil crossing I-10 over me and it took some careful driving and scary moments as it shooked the car.
Michael- we love your channel! Great weather coverage and special additions as well. We live in Woodland have a place north of Ritzville on Lake Roosevelt and have taken some videos of dust devils and cool cloud formations. Trying to figure out how to share them with you.
Michael and son, great video! I loved the narration with education. I aleays wanted to know wind speeds and damage caused by those. I loved that you incorporated cultural names and history. I wanted to know if the farmer was like, hey no big deal...or whether he was like, crap trying to out run it but the tractor is too slow.
@@PacificNorthwestWeatherHe'd Have to!! You know you'd be fun if you were Your dad, plus learning enviable peer type points. Uber extra fun guy, that's only till "teens" hit. Later you will smart and fun again, you can always pull out the baby pictures, to get 'em in the "end". 🎉
Hi Mike, I suggest adding dust devil forecasts. They're a lot safer to chase than the Midwest tornadoes! Did the sheriff give you a hard time about the drone? It seems a perfect use case for drones unless you fly through a dust devil!
Them little Devils are like Tumbleweeds, they jump up and scare You. 50 vehicle pileps are another item...... Saw on that I did not Run unto. Dirty Dirt Farmers out there......
Good afternoon officer! Did somebody complain about our drone? Did we leave the public roadways? Did my cat get out and abduct the neighbor's bird? I just wonder why the officer was concerned enough to light you up. 5:08
Im 16 years old and absolutely love meteorology, and I've always wanted to storm chase, but because i live in Spokane, I've also wanted to chase dust devils, and im so glad I've found ur channel. Love it so much.
Its a great career, especially if you like aviation. Aircraft Dispatching and Air traffic control can be very rewarding if you like meteorology.
All I could think of was, "Oh no, I have to wash my car again" 😊
Good up close coverage of the dust devils.
Thanks, Michael, very interesting. Good job
I remember my dad introducing me to dust devils on one of our camping trips while we were passing through the Willamette valley. I was pretty young then but I still remember being fascinated by the swirling dust
Thanks for sharing these with the world. My grandpa owned thousands of acres up there between Ritzville and Odessa where I spent many years helping him farm wheat.
So you're an expert!
@@PacificNorthwestWeatherI certainly drove through and help create a few. It's a beautiful part of the country. I love the rolling hills of wheat during harvest.
great times, life long memories for you and your son.. that's awesome 💝 great video Michael, had no idea those devils could get so big! fun education.. thanks!
This is nothing short of fantastic, thank you Michael, and son for this wonderful video!😄
Dang...we missed you! We were gone when you came over to the DDCW (Dust Devil Capital of the World) and I can see from some of your shots that you were right out near us on our neighbor's field. Our fields are no-tilled and don't blow like that now. Great shots, good info and a very fun video.
I'll come say hi in July , which one is yours?
@@PacificNorthwestWeather At 2:03 in the video, we're the farm in the distance on the left side with trees, silver tank and a yellow canola field. Be sure to announce in your videos when you'll be in the area in July and we'll keep an eye out for you.😉 Watch you every day, unless we're not at home. 😀 Thanks for the great reports!
You could call yourself a dust devil buster. Driving through the dust devil is a thrill.
I used to think so until I got a Jeep Wrangler. Since I spend 5 to 6 months of the year with the doors and windows out, I'm not as crazy about driving through one anymore. 😜 But that won't stop me from doing it with my hand over my nose.
This is one of the coolest videos you've ever done! Thank you so much!
Thanks!
One of these rolled up on 395 and pulled my bumper lose as it disintegrated. lol.
I grew up on the desert of southern California and we have a lot of dust devils. In the sixties, there was a scientist who was running around on the dry lakebeds with a backpack of instruments. You could see the dust devils for miles.
Great video, your son did an awesome job with the aerial photography. Another great place to see dust devils is near Bristol Dry lake. Bristol Dry lake is near Amboy, Ca., in the Mojave Desert.
Cool footage, never knew they were so close. Great to see some good father son time
I grew up in Connell, just a bit south of Ritzville there. The fields in between Pasco and Connell kind of to the east a bit, down Blanton Road...they used to spawn some monsters out there too.
That was a good one. I’ve always wondered about dust devils and those weird dust storms that just seem to show up out of nowhere.
When I was a kid I grew in the Mojave desert and for fun my friends and I would ride our bikes through dust devils it was fun
I used to see these sometimes in the plowed fields of northern Illinois while I was growing up! I've seen a few in the same place in WA as me and my hubby were driving along I90!
Closest thing I saw in Illinois was between Bloomington and Decatur. A field with shorter-than-knee-high corn had a tiny vortex hovering over each baby stalk. Blew our minds. I don't expect to ever experience it again, but I will never forget it.
Thank you Michael and son. One of your best. So cool. Keep it up! Lots of PNW WX luv your way😘😘
Thank you! Will do!
I've seen those in Colorado along 285. Spellbound.
Super informative and interesting!
Thank you guys for sharing!!
Gracias por compartir, Thanks for sharing , so cool to share the experience with your son and develope his skill with drones, meteorology and just the beautiful fun of nature and farming. Best wishes from Baja California
Great combination of distant, close up, and internal views! Your music choice fitted very nicely with the subject, too.
Amazing video Michael! Reminds me of Pecos Hanks storm videos with the great music
AMAZING footage!! Thank you!
So interesting. They look so much like a tornado yet have such different dynamics. Used to see them growing up in the Oklahoma/Texas panhandle.
This is a great video showing dust devils in eastern Washington. I remember often seeing dust devils in Arizona in the summer when I was driving between Casa Grande and Tucson. I remember one dust devil crossing I-10 over me and it took some careful driving and scary moments as it shooked the car.
Stunning video! Thanks so much to you and Max for a visual treat.
WAY COOL Michael!!! I have family in Ritzville, so often see some dust devils, although nothing like this!
Excellent. Thanks!
Drove through some in eastern Montana in the wheat fields several summers ago.
Michael- we love your channel! Great weather coverage and special additions as well. We live in Woodland have a place north of Ritzville on Lake Roosevelt and have taken some videos of dust devils and cool cloud formations. Trying to figure out how to share them with you.
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Wow, this was great. Loved the narration, so interesting! Thanks. I always learn from you 😊
Michael and son, great video! I loved the narration with education. I aleays wanted to know wind speeds and damage caused by those. I loved that you incorporated cultural names and history. I wanted to know if the farmer was like, hey no big deal...or whether he was like, crap trying to out run it but the tractor is too slow.
Both times I've driven through that area I have seen plenty big dust devils.
Michael, living on the edge - and dragging your son along with you - in trouble with the law 😂
He asks me all the time to go!
@@PacificNorthwestWeatherHe'd Have to!! You know you'd be fun if you were Your dad, plus learning enviable peer type points. Uber extra fun guy, that's only till "teens" hit. Later you will smart and fun again, you can always pull out the baby pictures, to get 'em in the "end". 🎉
Fascinating. Thank you!
That video blows me away ! 🤠👍 😎👍
Arizona🏜 Dust devils are more better 😆.....awesome video
Hi Mike, I suggest adding dust devil forecasts. They're a lot safer to chase than the Midwest tornadoes! Did the sheriff give you a hard time about the drone? It seems a perfect use case for drones unless you fly through a dust devil!
No he didn't mind, nice guy
@@PacificNorthwestWeather Thanks for the reply. Nice to know that at least the sheriff doesn't mind.
How cool!!
Do the large Dust Devils ever have the ominous sound of an approching freight train? Maybe like small riding mower?
The big ones are actually pretty loud! Not like a huge tornado, but still pretty noisy
Very cool.
Love this video❤❤❤
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I guess losing topsoil is not an issue😂
Them little Devils are like Tumbleweeds,
they jump up and scare You.
50 vehicle pileps are another item......
Saw on that I did not Run unto.
Dirty Dirt Farmers out there......
Good afternoon officer! Did somebody complain about our drone? Did we leave the public roadways? Did my cat get out and abduct the neighbor's bird?
I just wonder why the officer was concerned enough to light you up. 5:08
I think a farmer had an issue, but he didn't ticket us for anything. He didn't seem to mind much.
Nope. Not Ritzville. Davenport and west. Amazing.
Got any images?