Twister hits Brooklyn: Freak dust devil forms in the middle of baseball field
Dust devil caught hipster sunbathers unaware in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon
The whirlwind of dirt and dust formed on the baseball field at McCarren Park in Greenpoint at around 3:30pm
The park has been dubbed the ‘hipster beach’ by locals and there were plenty on hand with their smartphones to capture the phenomenon
Dust devils typically form 'on a clear day when the ground is heated by the sun, warming the air just above the ground'
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A freak dust devil caught hipster sunbathers unaware in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon.
The whirlwind of dirt and dust formed on the baseball field at McCarren Park in Greenpoint at around 3:30pm.
The park has been dubbed the ‘hipster beach’ by locals and there were plenty on hand with their smartphones at the ready to capture the unusual phenomenon that lasted about a minute.
Dust devils typically form 'on a clear day when the ground is heated by the sun, warming the air just above the ground'
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