Rare dust devil seen outside of farm shop in Spalding
A rare weather phenomenon, known as a dust devil, has been spotted outside of farm shop in Spalding.
Staff at The Vine Farm Shop & Cafe located on Main Road Deeping St Nicholas, Spalding spotted the dust vortex reaching high in the sky on Friday morning (July 10).
The Met Office describes a dust devil as a upward spiralling vortex that can vary in height from a few feet to over 1,000ft.
Dust devils grow upwards from the ground and are usually several metres in diameter at the base before narrowing above.
They mostly occur is desert areas where the ground is dry and high surface temperatures produce strong updraughts. Unlike tornadoes, they spiral upwards from the ground rather than down from the clouds.
They traditionally last for only a few minutes before cool are is sucked into the base of the vortex, cooling the ground and cutting off its heat supply.