Dust devil tears through dirt field in Yuma

YUMA, Ariz. (CBS, KYMA) - Motorists in southwest Arizona were treated to a massive dust devil tearing through a dirt field Sunday.

X user @saunieindiego, who captured the video, told Storyful the whirlwind was whipping up alongside Highway 95 in Yuma, at about 3:17 p.m.

"This is the biggest (widest) dust devil I have ever seen," they wrote in the post to X.

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), dust devils occur "under clear skies and light winds, when the ground can warm the air to temperatures well above the temperatures just above the ground."

The NWS added that the phenomena occurs most frequently in May and June.

"Dust devils can form anywhere in Arizona, due to a combination of our southern latitude and increased solar heating, our dry sandy soil types, and large areas of lightly vegetated terrain," the service said.