Spectacular scenes of 'Dust devil' in Manchester

You might have spotted something of a weather phenomenon yesterday in Manchester on your socials (10 May).

The swirling dust devil made a brief appearance on Great Ancoats Street.

They're usually pretty harmless, but when the conditions are just right make for a spectacular sight.

It's reported the Dust Devil spanned 30 metres high!

Describing this weather phenomenon, the Met Office say: "They are usually several metres in diameter at the base, then narrowing for a short distance before expanding again. They mainly occur in desert and semi-arid areas, where the ground is dry and high surface temperatures produce strong updrafts.

"The initial rotation may be caused by irregularities in the surface. Unlike tornadoes, dustg devils grow upwards from the ground, rather than down from clouds. In the stronger dust devils, a cumulous cloud can be seen at the top of the rising column of warm air.

"They only last a few minutes because cool air is sucked into the base of the rising vortex, cooling the ground and cutting off its heat supply."

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